Exponential word problem…please help?

February 10th, 2010 by My Efficient Planet Leave a reply »

Global sales of energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps have been growing appx. exponentially

Year…..Sales
1990…..83
1992…..138
1994….206
1996….288
1998…..387
2000…..528

So…

1. Find the exponential regression function for sales S, as a function of the number of years, t, since 1990.

2. Plot the functgion with the data. Does it appear to fit well. So would I use the R value???

3. What annual % growth does the exponential model show?

THANKS SO MUCH!!!!

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1 comment

  1. dhruvthakkar2004 says:

    y= 92*b^1.20

    2. Plug this equation into your graphing calculator.

    3. Plug in y value in the equation and you would be able to find the anual growth.

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