document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=350205>Question 350205</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hey I have a table of values chart and I need to find out the equation that fits a linear model, quadratic model and exponential model.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can You just help me out with what I have to do to plug in the values into which equation. The table of values chart is below:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X  =  (Y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 =(14 000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 =(9100)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 =(4000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 =(4000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 =(3000)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do i find out the linear model, quadratic model and exponential model for this table.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please can someone help me...ive been stuck on this question for a long time...Thank You! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #250328 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=250328\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X = (Y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 =(14 000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 =(9100)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 =(4000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 =(4000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 =(3000) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If I am understanding the question properly:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Generally, one would plot the points and see what the graph looks like to determine if it represents an equation that fits a linear model, quadratic model and exponential model by the type of graph the points represent.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*Note: in this case, the x value does not always have an unique value for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As in the case of the x values of 3 and 4 both resulting in 4000 for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore: values given state they do not represent  a \"function\" of x and would not fit any of the models.<BR>\n" );
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