PLEASE HEL AND SHOW YOUR WORK The price of fuel may increase due to demand and decrease due to overproduction. George is studying the change in the price of two types of fuel, A and B, over time.

The price f(x), in dollars, of fuel A after x months is represented by the function below:

f(x) = 2.27(0.88)x

Part A: Is the price of fuel A increasing or decreasing and by what percentage per month? Justify your answer. (5 points)

Part B: The table below shows the price g(m), in dollars, of fuel B after m months.

m (number of months) 1 2 3 4
g(m) (price in dollars) 3.44 3.30 3.17 3.04
Which type of fuel recorded a greater percentage change in price over the previous month? Justify your answer. (5 points)

(10 points)

your answer is the frist one

hop i

yes

step-by-step explanation:

the solution of the equation is 2.23 ⇒ answer b

step-by-step explanation:

* lets revise the meaning of exponential function

- the form of the exponential function is y = ab^x, where a ≠ 0, b > 0 ,  

  b ≠ 1, and x is any real number

- it has a constant base b

- it has a variable exponent x

- to solve an exponential equation, take the log or ln of both sides,  

  and solve for the variable

* lets solve the problem

∵

- the base is 7 and the exponent is x

- insert ㏑ in both sides

∴

- use the rule

∴ x ㏑(7) = ㏑(77)

- to find x divide both sides by ㏑(7)

∴

* the solution of the equation is 2.23 to the nearest 2 decimal places

e^-kt = n/n0 = 0.79  

-kt = ln 0.79  

t = - ln 0.79/0.0001  

= 2357 years

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