Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra II Chapter 8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 asymptote | the line the graph of a function gets closer to as x or y gets larger in absolute value |
| common logarithm | a logarithm that uses base 10 |
| decay factor | a function in the form of y=ab^x with 0< b<1 |
| exponential equation | an equation of the form b^cx=a where the exponent includes a variable |
| exponential function | y=ab^x where x is a real number, a does not equal 0, b>0, and b does not equal 1 |
| growth factor | a function of the form y=ab^x, with b>l |
| logarithm | this of a positive number y to the base b is defined as follows: If y=b^x, then log b y=x |
| logarithmic equation | The equation that includes a logarithmic expression |
| logarithmic function | The inverse of an exponential function |
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