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Change in Linear &
2.2 Exponential Functions
Practice Set 1

Problems 1 2, use the graph of the sequence to complete the table. Find the difference and write
an explicit rule for a linear function that corresponds to the nth term expression.

1.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6

8 6 420 -

2 -

4
d = -
2

An =
6-2(n- 1) ; an =
8 In-

2.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Problems 3 4, complete the table and write an explicit rule that will model the sequence.

3. Given the arithmetic sequence where = 7 and = 17, state the domain and range
of the sequence. Write a linear function that will contain the domain of the sequence. d 4 =

f(n) 8 5 3 5(n 1)
-

=
-

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Domain . .

=
12-3 Sn
7 315915
17
range
.
-

4. Given the arithmetic sequence where = 8.5 and = 9, state the domain and range
of the sequence. Write a linear function that will contain the domain of the sequence.

1 2 3 4 5 6

8.5 9

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10. On a warm summer day in Colorado, a parcel of air rises over the Rocky Mountains. It cools at
the dry adiabatic lapse rate of 5.5 per 1000 feet until it reaches its dew point. If the ground
temperature is 76 ,
A. Write an explicit formula for the sequence of temperatures, { }, for the parcel of air that
has risen n thousand feet.

B. Use your function to find the temperature of the air if it has risen 12,000 feet. Support your
answer with work.

11. Cameron borrowed money interest-free to pay for his boat repairs. He is repaying the loan to
the marina in equal monthly payments.

Payment # 1 2 3 4 d = -
125
Loan Balance ( ) 960 835 710 585

A. Write an explicit formula for the sequence of loan balances.

An 960-125(n 1)
= -

1085-125n
=

B. How many months will it take for Cameron to pay off the loan?
1085 125h
9 months
=

n= 8 68.

C. How much did Cameron borrow? How much is his final payment?

$1085 total 8) & $125 1@$85

12. You have received a job offer with a starting salary of $45,000 per year with a guaranteed raise
of $2500 per year. How many years will it take before your total salary received is more than
$500,000? [Consider your salary after 2 years is $45,000+$47,500.] What will the total gross
salary be at the end of this year?

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 Change in Linear &
2.2 Exponential Functions
Practice Set 2

Problems 1 2, use the graph of the sequence to complete the table. Find the ratio and write
an explicit rule for an exponential function that corresponds to the nth term
expression.
1.
r= 2/3 1 2 3 4 5 6

18 12
816/3
32
9 64427
-1

An 18 (43)n
=

2.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
1 27
3

Problems 3 4, write an explicit rule = that will model the sequence.

3. Given the geometric sequence where = 4, = 3. Write an exponential function that will
contain the domain of the sequence.

4(3)0
-2

4(3)n -
2

6n = -
60 =

= f(u) = (3)"
4. Given the geometric sequence where 1250, 250, 50, 10, … , 0.016 . Write an exponential function
that will contain the domain of the sequence.

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 Problems 5 8, find the ratio and the term. Then, write the general rule, = for
the sequence. Find the total number of terms in the sequence,

5. { 2, 8, 32, . . . , 8192} r= 4 6. {3125, 1250, 500, . . . , 0.8192}

90 -12
* (4)n
=

f(n)
-

8192 =
-

E(4)4
16384 =
4" -7

7. 12, 3, , ,... terms 8. {42, 126, 378, . . . , 275562}

f(n) 48(+
= 90 = 48

infinite terms

Problems 9 12, solve.

9. The graph at right represents a chocolate factory during Valentine week. Workers packed boxes
of candy over the 7-day period.

A. Represent the sequence in a table.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

( ) 40 80
16032012802560
640

B. Is the sequence geometric? Explain.

yes r 2
=
,

C. Write an explicit rule ( ), for the sequence of candy boxes packed. Show your work to
support your answer.

f(n) =
40(2)"" or f(n) 20(2) =
n

D. What does n and ( ) represent in context to the scenario?

of the week
n represents the day th
f(n) represents the # of boxes packed on
E. How many total boxes of candy were packed during this time period?
day
f(l) + f(z) +f(z) +...+f(7)

=
5080 boxes packed
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 10. Anna dropped a marble into a cylinder of gelatin solution that was 24 inches deep. The marble
began to sink slowly. In each second, the marble descended 15% lower than the previous second.
The pattern for = 0,1,2 creates the sequence {24,20.4,17.34 … }
A. Write a general formula = that gives the height of the marble from the bottom of
the cylinder for time in the gelatin.

B. Use the formula from part (a) to find the depth the marble sinks after 10 seconds.

C. At what time will the marble be 2 inches from the bottom of the cylinder?

11. A culture contains 10,000 bacteria initially and increases by 20% every hour. No =
10, 000
A. Find a formula for the number ( ) of bacteria present after t hours. V= 1 2 .

N(t) =
10000 (1 2)t .

B. How many bacteria are in the culture after 10 hours?

N(10) = 10000 (1 2)10
.

~ 61 , 917 3642 bacteria

.

12. A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 25 feet. The ball bounces to 80% of its previous
height with each bounce.
A. Set up a model in the table below to represent each “bounce” starting with the height of
the first bounce, listing 5 bounces.

1 2 3 4 5

Height (feet)

B. Write an exponential function = to represent the height of each bounce.

C. What is the height of the bounce at 10 bounces?

D. When will the ball bounce less than 1 foot high?

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