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The air pressure at sea level is generally about 1013 hPa (hectoPascals). For every kilometer that you go up in elevation, the air pressure decreases by 12%. Write an equation that describes the air pressure when the elevation is x kilmoeters above the sea level.

The answer is y = 1013(0.88)^x

The 0.88 is from the 12% (100% - 12% is 88% which is .88 as a decimal)

My question is: how do I know, just by reading this, that it is exponential? Is it because of the multiplication of the .88? Because exponential is multiplication and linear is addition of the same constant amount?

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  1. Yes, it would be because of the repeated multiplication by .88
    suppose we show a few steps

    after 1 km : Pr = 1013(.88)
    after 2 km : Pr = 1013(.88)(.88) = 1013 (.88)^2
    after 3 km : Pr = 1013(.88)^2 (.88) = 1013 (.88)^3
    etc , for
    after x km : Pr = 1013 (.88)^x

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  4. You are welcome

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