document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1083980>Question 1083980</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Compare the two functions described below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Function 1: Originally there were 40 people living at Schondel City. The city’s population is growing and the amount of people living in the city triples daily!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Function 2: y = 15 • 0.8^x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Function 1 is modeled by the equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+40+%2B+3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+40+%2B+3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the number of days and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the city's population or amount of people living in the city<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=linear ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"linear\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > equation because all of the terms have exponent <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Function 2 is a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=non-linear ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"non-linear\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > equation. Specifically, it is an example of an <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=exponential ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"exponential\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > equation because its variable <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is found in the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=exponent ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"exponent\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.   </SPAN>\n" );
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