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The '''exponential function''' is the [[function]] <math>f(x) = e^x</math>, [[exponentiation]] by ''[[e]]''. It is a very important function in [[analysis]], both [[real]] and [[complex]]. | The '''exponential function''' is the [[function]] <math>f(x) = e^x</math>, [[exponentiation]] by ''[[e]]''. It is a very important function in [[analysis]], both [[real]] and [[complex]]. | ||
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| + | Exponential equations are in one of three forms. <math><math>f\left( x \right) = ab^x </math></math>, <math><math>f\left( x \right) = ae^k </math></math>, where ''e'' is the irrational constant ''2.71828182846....'', or | ||
| + | <math><math>f\left( x \right) = a\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)^{{x \over h}} | ||
| + | </math></math> <math><math>f\left( x \right) = a\left( 2 \right)^{{x \over d}} | ||
| + | </math></math>, where ''h'' is the half-life (for decay), or ''d'' is the doubling time (for growth). | ||
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| + | ''this page is still under construction...more to come very soon'' | ||
Revision as of 05:35, 10 November 2006
The exponential function is the function 
, exponentiation by e. It is a very important function in analysis, both real and complex.
Exponential equations are in one of three forms. 
</math>, 
</math>, where e is the irrational constant 2.71828182846...., or
</math> 
</math>, where h is the half-life (for decay), or d is the doubling time (for growth).
this page is still under construction...more to come very soon
