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2.1 Nonlinear Functions - Exponential growth and decay functions
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The exponential function g is defined by gx=19·ax, where a is a positive constant. If g3=2,375 , what is the value of g4?

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The exponential function g is defined by g x = 19 · a x , where

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The correct answer is 11,875 . It's given that the exponential function g is defined by gx=19/mo>ax, where a is a positive constant, and g3=2,375. It follows that when x = 3 , gx=2,375. Substituting 3 for x and 2,375 for gx in the given equation yields 2,375=19/mo>a3. Dividing each side of this equation by 19 yields 125=a3. Taking the cube root of both sides of this equation gives a = 5 . Substituting 4 for x and 5 for a in the equation gx=19/mo>ax yields g4=19/mo>54, or g4=11,875. Therefore, the value of g4 is 11,875