SOLUTION: Is this table linear? x y ----- 5 8 10 11 30 20 50 25 100 36 How do you tell? And how would you find the formula?

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Question 831310: Is this table linear?
x y
-----
5 8
10 11
30 20
50 25
100 36
How do you tell? And how would you find the formula?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Is this table linear?
x y
-----
5 8
10 11
30 20
50 25
100 36
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It's not linear.
How do you tell?
For these points
10 11
30 20
50 25
the 2 x differences are equal, the y's are not.
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And how would you find the formula?
What formula?