document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=121500>Question 121500</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What type of function does the following table of values represent?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x- -21,-18,-15,-12,-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y- 3,6,12,24,48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is it arithmetic,quadratic, cubic, or exponential? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #89175 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=89175\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Common differences do not give you a constant difference<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so it is not arithmeti, quadratic, or cubic.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried fitting it into y = ab^x and got y = 384(2^(x/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by solving for a and b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it is exponential.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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