Unit 4 Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. A model for decay of a quantity for which the rate of decay is directly proportional to the amount present.
  2. 4. the fixed amount you add (or subtract) to get from one term to the next in an arithmetic sequence
  3. 7. A model for growth of a quantity for which the rate of growth is directly proportional to the amount present.
  4. 8. a horizontal line 𝑦=𝐿 that a graph gets closer and closer to as 𝑥 heads toward positive or negative infinity.
  5. 9. how many times the base appears as a factor
  6. 10. a mathematical function in the form f(x)=ab^x, where the variable x sits in the exponent position rather than the base
  7. 11. a mathematical formula that allows you to calculate any specific term in a sequence directly using its position number (n).
  8. 13. numbers that follow each other in order without any gaps, from smallest to largest
  9. 14. A sequence which has a constant ratio between terms.
Down
  1. 1. to decrease in value over time
  2. 2. the starting value of a function or relationship, representing the output when the input is zero.
  3. 4. the ratio of a term to the previous term for a geometric sequence
  4. 5. A method of computing interest in which interest is computed from the up-to-date balance (earned on the interest and not just on original balance).
  5. 6. A sequence which has a constant difference between terms.
  6. 12. a formula that defines each term of a sequence using the preceding term(s).