explaining exponential growth in terms of the base of th

in exponential growth functions, the base of the exponent must be greater than 1. how would the function change if the base of the exponent were 1? how would the function change if the base of the exponent were between 0 and 1?

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explaining exponential growth in terms of the base of th

in exponential growth functions, the base of the exponent must be greater than 1. how would the function change if the base of the exponent were 1? how would the function change if the base of the exponent were between 0 and 1?

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Analyze the case where the base is 1

Analyze the case where the base is between 0 and 1

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