MAT 142 Lecture Video Series

Exponential Functions and Their Inverses Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) Exponential Functions and Their Inverses

Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) Objectives Evaluate a function at a given value. Match an exponential function to its graph.

Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) Functions x is the independent variable. Y is the dependent variable. fred is the name of the function.

Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) Evaluate.

Basic Natural Exponential Function Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) Basic Natural Exponential Function a is the initial amount (f(0)) e is a number that is approximately 2.71828 (it is on your calculator)

Graph each of the following functions. Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) Graph each of the following functions.

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Graph each of the following functions. Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) Graph each of the following functions.

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Basic Natural Exponential Function Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) Basic Natural Exponential Function a is the initial amount (f(0)) k > 0, function strictly increases k < 0, function strictly decreasing

Graph each of the following functions. Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) Graph each of the following functions.

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Inverse of the Natural Exponential Function Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) Inverse of the Natural Exponential Function Where a, k, and t come from the natural exponential function.

Write the inverse of the exponential function Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) Write the inverse of the exponential function

Write the inverse of the exponential function Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) Write the inverse of the exponential function

Right Triangle Trigonometry (MAT 142) The number of bacteria in a culture is given by the function where t in measured in hours. How many bacteria will the culture contain in 5 hours?

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