Directions - Identify the key components, create an exponential equation, then answer the questions. Exponential Form: y=a.6, a is the starting value, b is the base (rate).
In a small town, the stray dog population is rapidly increasing there are currently 15 stray dogs, and it is estimated that the population will triple every year.
How many dogs will there be after 1 year? 2 years? 3 years?
1) a =
4) Dogs after 1 years =
2) b =
5) Dogs after 2 years =
3) Equation:
6) Dogs after 3 years =

Directions - Identify the key components, create an exponential equation, then answer the questions.  

Exponential Form:  y=a\cdot b^{x},\ a\ is\ the\ \textit{starting}\ \textit{value},\ b\ is\ the\ base\ (rate).\y=a⋅b  

x

, a is the starting value, b is the base (rate).  

In a small town, the stray dog population is rapidly increasing. there are currently 15 stray dogs, and it is estimated that the population will triple every year. How many dogs will there be after 1 year? 2 years? 3 years?

1) a =  15  

 4) Dogs after 1 years = 45  

2) b =  3  

 5) Dogs after 2 years =   135

3) Equation:    

y= 15 ×3x

 6) Dogs after 3 years =    

405

Step-by-step explanation:

in mathematics, a function is a relationship between two variables such that the value of one of the variables, called the dependent variable, is determined by the value of the other variable, called the independent variable. there is a specific term we use to describe the set of independent variables of a function.