Mathematics A-Level
Exponential relationship
What Exponential relationship means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Exponential relationship
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A model of the form \(y=kb^x\), where k is a positive initial constant and b is a positive constant base.
Topics that use Exponential relationship
- Exponentials and logarithms (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Continuous change
- Differentiation of exponential functions
- Exponential function
- Exponential modelling
- gradient
- inverse functions
- laws of logarithms
- Line of best fit
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