alleryStart learning →Exponential decay is described as having a rate of growth that is:
ANautical
BNumerical
CNegative
DNotable
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Negative
1. Decay is the mirror image of growth.
2. The quantity falls rather than rises over time.
3. Exponential decay has a negative rate of growth.
4. So the rate is negative.
_Source: OpenStax Intermediate Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10, sections 10.1-10.2 'Evaluate and Graph Exponential Functions'_
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