SOLUTION: How can I identify which tables of values represents an exponential function?

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Question 607024: How can I identify which tables of values represents an exponential function?

Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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recall that an exponential function is called the base
you first look is there ratio...if you find one, means the function is an exponential function
keep this in mind:
The pattern in the table of an exponential function resembles the pattern in a linear function, in that it can be checked easily as long as the input values are equally spaced.
The constants in an exponential function come from division, as opposed to subtraction. Recall that when the input values have difference one, then the constant difference in a linear function is called the slope. Analogously, when the differences in the input values of an exponential function have difference one, then the constant ratio in an exponential function is called the base.
For exponential functions, when the inputs increase by a constant+amount, the outputs increase or decrease by the same+ratio.
Note that with an exponential function, if we change the spacing of the inputs, we will change the ratio, although the ratios will still be the same as each other, as long as inputs are equally spaced.