document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1027524>Question 1027524</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which verbal description can be represented by a linear function?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An investment of $2600 is made that increases at a rate of 5% annually.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A baseball player throws a baseball and the height of the ball at each second is recorded.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A writer has a 500 page novel to write and each week, she completes eight pages.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A bacteria cell grows by a factor of four each day. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The first and fourth are exponential.  The second is quadratic due to gravitational acceleration. </SPAN>\n" );
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