document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23513>Question 23513</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Linear vs. nonlinear<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can you help me <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"x\"-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"y\"10,5,2,1,2,5,_,_<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am trying to help my 7th grade daughter figure this out and I have no idea what the answer is </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12294 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12294\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Non-linear.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "See how the x values are increasing by one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the pattern were linear the y values would<BR>\n" );
document.write( "be increasing or decreasing by some constant <BR>\n" );
document.write( "number. But they are not; they first decrease<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by 5, then 3, then 1, then increase by 1, then 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The change is not consistent so the pattern is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "not linear.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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