Write an exponential function to represent the Pine Bluff’s population, y, based on the number of years after 2000, x, after a period of population decline.(1 point)

Question

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Answer 1

Since the population has been declining, the exponential function would have a decreasing trend. Therefore, we can write the exponential function as:

y = a * b^x

Where,
a is the initial population before the decline,
b is the decay factor (between 0 and 1),
x is the number of years after 2000.