G8 Unit 3 Investigation 2

Growing, Growing, Growing: Examining Growth Patterns

 

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[2.1]

Killer Plant Strikes Lake Victoria: y-Intercepts Other Than 1
What information do you need to write an equation that represents an exponential function?

 None

A: 1-4

C: 15-23

E: 33-35 

 
[2.2]

Growing Mold: Interpreting Equations for Exponential Functions
How is the growth factor and initial population for an exponential function represented in an equation that represents the function? 

 None

A: 5-8

C: 24,29

Labsheet 2ACE (Ex. 8)

 Video: Initial Value and Exponential Functions
[2.3] Studying Snake Populations: Interpreting Graphs of Exponential Functions
How is the growth factor and initial population for an exponential function represented in a graph that represents the function?

None

A: 9-14

C: 25-28, 30-32

Labsheet 2ACE (Ex. 14, 25-28)