Differential Equations: Growth and Decay
staffordhs.ss8.sharpschool.com › common › pages408 Chapter 6 Differential Equations THEOREM 6.1 Exponential Growth and Decay Model If is a differentiable function of such that and for some constant then where is the initial valueof and is the proportionality constant. Exponential growth occurs when and exponential decayoccurs when k < 0. k > 0, C y, k y Cekt k, y t y > 0 y ky t 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 (0, 2) (2, 4)