EXPONENTIAL

DECAY
GROUP 1
 WHAT IS
EXPONENTIAL
DECAY?
 Exponential decay is used
to model such things as
radioactive decay, and is
the opposite of exponential
growth
When a population or group of something
is declining, and the amount that
decreases is proportional to the size
of the population, it's
called exponential decay. In
exponential decay, the total value
decreases but the proportion that
leaves remains constant over time.
The exponential decay formula is
useful in a variety of real world
applications, most notably for
tracking inventory that's used
regularly in the same quantity
(like food for a school cafeteria)
and it is especially useful in its
ability to quickly assess the long-
term cost of use of a product over
time.
In mathematics, exponential decay
describes the process of reducing an
amount by a consistent percentage rate
over a period of time and can be
expressed by the formula:

y=a(1-b)x
wherein y is the final amount
a is the original amount
b is the decay factor
x is the amount of time that has passed.
 DIFFERENT EXPONENTIAL DECAY
FORMULAS:

y(t) = a × ekt A = Pert

"A" = the ending amount of

y(t) = value at time "t" whatever you're dealing with

"P" = the beginning amount of
a = value at the start
that same "whatever“
k = rate of growth (when
"r" = the growth or decay
>0) or decay (when <0)
rate
t = time "t" = time.
DIFFERENT EXPONENTIAL DECAY
FORMULAS:

y = a(1 - r)x
a = initial value (the amount before measuring
growth or decay)
r = growth or decay rate (most often represented
as a percentage and expressed as a decimal)
x = number of time intervals that have passed
Note: that the variables may change from one
problem to another, or from one context to
another, but that the structure of the equation is
always the same. For instance, all of the
following represent the same relationship:

A = Pert or A = Pekt or

Q = Nekt or Q = Q0ekt

and so on and so forth. No matter the particular

letters used, the green variable stands for the
ending amount, the blue variable stands for the
beginning amount, the red variable stands for the
growth or decay constant, and the purple variable
stands for time.
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1978
Php 980,000
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GENERAL EQUATION/ EQUATION:
FORMULA:
 YEAR

1988
Php 343,000
 SECOND COMPUTATION AFTER 10 YEARS
WITH A RATE OF 10%

GENERAL EQUATION/
SECOND COMPUTATION:
FORMULA:
 YEAR

1998
Php 117,600
 THIRD COMPUTATION AFTER 20 YEARS WITH
A RATE OF 10%

GENERAL EQUATION/ THIRD COMPUTATION:

FORMULA:
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2008
Php 39,200
 FOURTH COMPUTATION AFTER 30 YEARS
WITH A RATE OF 10%

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FOURTH COMPUTATION:
FORMULA:
PRESENT YEAR

2018
Php 14,700
 FINAL COMPUTATION AFTER 40 YEARS
WITH A RATE OF 10%
GENERAL EQUATION/ FINAL COMPUTATION:
FORMULA:
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