document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1177015>Question 1177015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the table could represent a function that is linear, exponential, or neither. If it appears to be exponential, find a function that passes through the points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x: 1, 2, 3, 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h(x): 70, 49, 34.3, 24.01 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " it appears to be exponential\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " to find an equation of the form use given points\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >),(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >), plug  in\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=ab%5Ex%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=ab%5Ex%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "make a system of two equations, and then solve the system for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=ab%5Ex%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=ab%5Ex%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......use (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70=ab%5E1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70=ab%5E1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ab=70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ab=70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=70%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=70%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....eq.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=ab%5Ex%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=ab%5Ex%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......use (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=49=ab%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"49=ab%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ab%5E2=49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ab%5E2=49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=49%2Fb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=49%2Fb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from eq.1 and eq.2 we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70%2Fb=49%2Fb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70%2Fb=49%2Fb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...cancel one <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70%2F1=49%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70%2F1=49%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=49%2F70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=49%2F70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=70%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=70%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....eq.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=70%2F%2849%2F70%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=70%2F%2849%2F70%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=%2870%2A70%29%2F49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=%2870%2A70%29%2F49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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