How do you determine if $y = 3 {(\frac{5}{2})}^{x}$ $y=3(5/2)^x$ is an exponential growth or decay?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-26T16:54:12

It is an exponential growth

Because the number that is raised to the power of $x$ $x$ is greater than one. If it was between zero and one it will be an exponential decay.

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