Answer :
The general form of an increasing exponential equation is:
[tex]y=A\cdot(1+r)^{b\cdot x}[/tex]With the following restrictions:
[tex]\begin{gathered} A>0 \\ r>0 \\ b>0 \end{gathered}[/tex]Here, A is the starting point (the y-intercept), because y = A when x = 0.