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Problem
Measurements of a quantity are modeled by
y
=
y
0
e
k
t
y=y_0 e^{kt}
y
=
y
0
e
k
t
. A student graphs
ln
y
\ln y
ln
y
versus time
t
t
t
and obtains a straight line. Identify what the slope of that line equals, and state whether the slope is positive or negative in the case of exponential growth.
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