All exponential functions take the form of


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y=a(b)
x
. Use the function y = 12(3)x to answer the questions
What does the a value represent?
What is the a value a?


What does the b value represent?
what is the value of b?
Is it a growth or decay function?


What does the x value represent?

1 answer

The a value in the function represents the initial value or starting point of the exponential function. In the given function y = 12(3)^x, the a value is 12.

The b value in the function represents the growth or decay factor. In the given function y = 12(3)^x, the b value is 3.

The function y = 12(3)^x is a growth function because the b value is greater than 1.

The x value in the function represents the input or independent variable, which can be any real number. It represents the exponent or power to which the base (b) is raised.