What do exponential growth and decay have in common?
1 Answer
Mar 30, 2015
They both work with the same equation:
Where
If the growth-factor is greater than
If it is less than
(if
Examples:
(1) A population of squirrels, starting at 100, grows by 10% every year. Then
(2) A radio-active material with original activity of 100, decays by 10% per day. Then