Name ________________________________________ Date __________________ Class _________________

4.4 HW: Writing Exponential Functions

Graph each exponential function. Identify a, b, whether the graph shows growth
or decay, and the end behavior of the graph.
1
(3)
x
1. f(x) = 4(2)x 2. f ( x ) =
3
x –2 –1 0 1 2 x -2 –1 0 1 2

f(x) f(x)

a = ____ b = ____ growth/decay? _______ a = ____ b = ____ growth/decay? _______

end behavior: x ® -¥ = ____ , x ® +¥ = ____ end behavior: x ® -¥ = ____ , x ® +¥ = ____
Write the exponential equation for each table.

5. 6.

a = ____ b = ____ a = ____ b = ____

f(x) = _________________ 1 f(x) = _________________
 Name ________________________________________ Date __________________ Class _________________

Use two points to write an exponential equation for each function shown.

7. x 0 1 2 3 8. x -1 0 1 2
f (x) 6 18 54 162 f (x) 84 21 5.25 1.3125

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9. x 0 1 2 3
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f(x) 81 27 9 3

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Solve.

9. Jenny has an exponential ant farm, but she forgets to count the initial
amount of ants in the ant farm. On the second day, Jenny has 12 ants.
On the third day, there are 16 ants. How many ants did Jenny start with
on the first day? Write an equation that shows the exponential growth of
Jenny’s ants.

Jenny started with ______ ants. This equation describes her exponential ant growth: _____________

10. If a basketball is bounced from a height of 15 feet, the function

f ( x ) = 15(0.75)x gives the height of the ball in feet at each bounce,
where x is the bounce number. What will be the height of the fifth bounce?

Use a calculator. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot. _______________________________

11. Your little brother wants to borrow 7 dollars. Because he has not taken Math 1 yet and does
not know how fast exponential functions grow, he agrees that the amount he owes you will
triple every day. Write an equation that shows how much money your little brother will owe
you. f(x) = ________________