SOLUTION: express the exponential function y=KC^x as a linear function and describe how you would obtain the coefficients K and C from the linear equation of best fit, describe mathematicall

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Question 878007: express the exponential function y=KC^x as a linear function and describe how you would obtain the coefficients K and C from the linear equation of best fit, describe mathematically.
im really confused about this question and i dont know where to start.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=KC%5Ex
log%28%28y%29%29=log%28%28KC%5Ex%29%29
log%28%28y%29%29=log%28%28K%29%29%2Blog%28%28C%5Ex%29%29
log%28%28y%29%29=log%28%28K%29%29%2Bx%2Alog%28%28C%29%29
w=mx%2Bb
Now it looks like a linear equation where the slope of the line is equal to log%28%28C%29%29 and the w-intercept is equal to log%28%28K%29%29.
Plot the log of results and draw the best fit line.
Determine the slope and intercept.
Then you will have K and C.