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For equations of the form y = ax, where a is a constant, what is true about a if the y-values change little for small values of x, but increase quickly for large x values? |
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a > 1 |
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–1 < a < 0 |
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0 < a < 1 |
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a = 1 |
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Use a graph in order to approximate . |
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A. |
0.0045 |
B. |
133.4 |
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C. |
112.6 |
D. |
0.0089 |
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A guest on a talk show tends to receive many phone calls right after she is on the show, and then the calls become less frequent. This can be represented by the equation y = 20(0.53)d, where y is the number of phone calls after d days. On what day should she expect to have 3 calls? |
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15 |
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2 |
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3 |
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10 |
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Given the coordinates (0, 3), (1, 11), (2, 19), (3, 27), would a graph of these points exhibit exponential behavior? |
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no, it would display linear behavior |
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yes, exponential behavior only |
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no, it would not display exponential or linear behavior |
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yes, exponential and linear behavior |
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Use a graph to approximate 31.2. |
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A. |
0.27 |
B. |
3.7 |
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C. |
5.4 |
D. |
3.12 |
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