# 8 Review Material Homework/Due Sunday Oct 15th by 11:30 pm

Name: ______________________________ Block: _________________________

1.Two types of cars have different projected depreciation values. Their changing values are modeled as shown. Find the
average rate of change of the value of each car over the 10-year period. Which car’s value decreases more
quickly?

Car 1 Car 2

f(x)
70

60

Value (thousands of Dollars)

(thousands of dollars in x years)
50 (0, 50)

40

30

20

10 (10, 9.84)

–2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 x
Years

____ 2. The half-life of a certain radioactive material is 32 days. An initial amount of the material has a mass of 361
kg. Write an exponential function that models the decay of this material. Find how much radioactive material
remains after 5 days. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.
a. c.

; 0 kg
; 0.797 kg
b. d.

; 323.945 kg ; 0.199 kg
____ 3. Credit card A is running a promotion where they will charge 0% interest for the first year, and then 0.8%
compounded continuously after that. Credit card B has an interest rate of 0.7%, also compounded
continuously. If you are going to make a $500 purchase and plan to not make a single payment for 2.5 years,
which credit card should you go with? Write the equation showing the total balance at the end of 2.5 years
for that card.
a.
Card B,
b.
Card B,
c.
Card A,
d.
Card A,
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4. The table shows the number of squirrels in a particular forest t years after a forest fire.

Number of Squirrels
Years Squirrels
0 30
1 60
2 120
3 240
4 480
5 960

a. Explain how the population of squirrels is changing each year.

b. Write a function to model the situation. Explain what each number represents
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