Plzz helpp guys At the beginning of an environmental study, a forest covered an area of 1500 km . Since then, this area has decreased by 2.4% each year. Lett be the number of years since the start of the study. Let y be the area that the forest covers in km². Write an exponential function showing the relationship between y and t.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

-- initial area

-- rate

--- (years)

Required

Represent as an exponential function

An exponential function has the form:

Where

and

Substitute values for a and b, we have:

Convert percentage to decimal

Hence, the exponential function that represents the scenario is:

-362

step-by-step explanation:

(12)(4)+2(12)-34(12)+2(12)-3

  \/         \/         \/         \/

  48 +   24 -   408 + 24 - 3

      \   /               \   /

          72     -     432 - 3 = -363