Philippine Academy of Sakya

High School Mathematics Department

HS Math 4 Advanced Algebra

Name:___________________________________________Date:_______________Score:__________ Section:____________________________ Parents signature:_____________________ Topic: Some Properties of Exponential Functions Worksheet No.17 SW AS

1.1) One of the earliest written accounts on the invention of the game of chess can be found in the epic poem Shahnameh, written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi. According to some tales, a person named Sissa invented chess and upon showing his invention to the king, the king was so pleased that he said he would grant any request of Sissa. Sissa modestly requested the following: On the 1st square of the chessboard, he requested 1 grain of wheat. On each successive square, he requested twice as much 8 x 8 chessboard grain of wheat as the previous square. Suppose you are the king, would you grant such a request? Why or Why not? 1.2) Let x represent the xth square on the chessboard and let y represent the number of grain of wheat on that chessboard. Find an equation relating x and y. 1.3) Supposing that the king will grant Sissas request, how many grains of wheat in all will the king have to give Sissa? (Try experimenting with small values first) Note: If , where , then this model describes an exponential growth, and the function is increasing. On the other hand, if , the model describes an exponential decay, and the function is decreasing. 2) (BOOK EXERCISE) On page 341, Answer Mental Math, numbers 1 10. 3.1) Suppose , complete the following table of values:

3.2) Looking at 2.1), suppose Kermit the Frog is jumping on the x-values from left to right. What is the rule that will determine the value of the next square on the right? 3.3) Kermits friend, Mimi, is jumping on the y-values from left to right. What is the rule that will determine the value of the next square on the right? Remember: Exponential Functions of the form have the property that if the elements of the Domain are in arithmetic progression, the corresponding elements of the Range will be in geometric progression. 4.1) Determine which of the following table of values indicates an exponential function of the form . For each one of the form , find k and a. Note that the base a is determined by increments of 1 on x. a.) b.) c.) d.) e.) f.)

4.2) (BOOK EXERCISE) On page 332, Answer Written Math numbers 1 10. Determine which can be described in terms of an exponential function of the form . 4.3) (BOOK EXERCISE) On page 333, Answer Math Challenge numbers 1 4. Represent each table in terms of an exponential equation of the form .