SOLUTION: Is this function linear, quadratic or exponential and what is the formula? X= 0 y=5 -1. 10 -2. 20 -3. 40 -4. 80

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Question 970889: Is this function linear, quadratic or exponential and what is the formula?
X= 0 y=5
-1. 10
-2. 20
-3. 40
-4. 80

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is exponential because the y values are doubling each time.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Is this function linear, quadratic or exponential and what is the formula?
X= 0 y=5
-1. 10
-2. 20
-3. 40
-4. 80
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I ran a regression program to find least-squares
best equation for the data::
The result was y = 5.71x^2 -4.86x+6.43
Ans: Quadratic
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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