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Lesson 5-1: Graphing Exponential Functions


Objective:

The student will be able to graph exponential functions and explore the nature of exponential functions and how they relate to real-world situations.

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Investigation

Animation 2

Hands-On
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Puzzles and
Problems tangram
  1. Move your mouse over the equations to see the graphs - there are log and exponential graphs.
  2. Pay attention to where asymptotes are and whether the graph is showing growth or decay!
  3. Ignore the log graphs for now, they will be addressed in the next section.
Domain and Range Investigation
Solving Exponential Equations

EDC-Growth: A website containing problems for students to solve that are modeled by exponential growth functions. This website also contains complete solutions. EDC-Growth
EDC-Decay: A website containing problems for students to solve that are modeled by exponential decay functions. This website also contains complete solutions. EDC-Decay

Exp. Growth Demo (Fish Population)

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