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Given the following exponential function, identify whether the change represents growth or decay, and determine the percentage rate of increase or decrease.
y=65(1.03)^(x)

Given the following exponential function, identify whether the change represents growth or decay, and determine the percentage rate of increase or decrease.\newliney=65(1.03)x y=65(1.03)^{x}

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Q. Given the following exponential function, identify whether the change represents growth or decay, and determine the percentage rate of increase or decrease.\newliney=65(1.03)x y=65(1.03)^{x}
  1. Determine Growth or Decay: To determine if the function represents growth or decay, we need to look at the base of the exponent, which is 1.031.03 in this case. If the base is greater than 11, the function represents growth. If the base is less than 11, the function represents decay.
  2. Function Represents Growth: Since 1.031.03 is greater than 11, the function y=65(1.03)xy=65(1.03)^{x} represents exponential growth.
  3. Calculate Percentage Rate: To find the percentage rate of increase, we subtract 11 from the base of the exponent and then convert it to a percentage. The base of the exponent is 1.031.03, so we calculate 1.031=0.031.03 - 1 = 0.03.
  4. Convert to Percentage: To convert 0.030.03 to a percentage, we multiply by 100100. So, 0.03×100=3%0.03 \times 100 = 3\%.

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