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Lesson 29: Exponential Growth and Decay  

The lesson begins with a discussion about growth factors and percent increase, leading to the presentation of the compound interest formula. Following this focus on growth, exponential decay is introduced. The lesson concludes with a comparison between exponential and linear growth, highlighting the difference in the additive and multiplicative patterns in their growth patterns.

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Creator(s): Bruce Yoshiwara (Pierce College) and Kathy Yoshiwara (Pierce College)

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