{"id":2764,"date":"2021-04-07T20:49:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T20:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/calculus1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2764"},"modified":"2021-06-08T15:14:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:14:53","slug":"introduction-to-exponential-growth-and-decay","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/calculus1\/chapter\/introduction-to-exponential-growth-and-decay\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Exponential Growth and Decay","rendered":"Introduction to Exponential Growth and Decay"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do:\u00a0Apply the exponential growth model to explain real world concepts<\/h2>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1167793276935\">One of the most prevalent applications of exponential functions involves growth and decay models. Exponential growth and decay show up in a host of natural applications. 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