Chapter Vocabulary

• asymptote (p. 435)
• Change of Base Formula (p. 464)
• common logarithm (p. 453)
• continuously compounded interest (p. 446)
• decay factor (p. 436)
• exponential decay (p. 435)
• exponential equation (p. 469)
• exponential function (p. 434)
• exponential growth (p. 435)
• growth factor (p. 436)
• logarithm (p. 451)
• logarithmic equation (p. 471)
• logarithmic function (p. 454)
• logarithmic scale (p. 453)
• natural base exponential functions (p. 446)
• natural logarithmic function (p. 478)

Fill in the blanks.

1. There are two types of exponential functions. For ___?___, as the value of x increases, the value of y decreases, approaching zero. For ___?___, as the value of x increases, the value of y increases.
2. As x or y increases in absolute value, the graph may approach a(n) ___?___.
3. A(n) ___?___ with a base e is a ___?___.
4. A = P e r t eh equals . p e super r t end super  is known as the ___?___ formula.
5. The inverse of an exponential function with a base e is the ___?___.