- OPEN ENDED Give an example of a value of b for which y = bx represents exponential
decay. - Writing in Math Use the information about Women’s basketball on page 518 to explain how
an exponential function can be used to describe the teams in a tournament. Include an
explanation of how you could use the equation y = 2x to determine the number of rounds of
tournament play for 128 teams and an example of an inappropriate number of teams for a
tournament