Question

I need help on question 6 and simple explanation please (8th grade algebra)

Answer 1

ANSWER

Linear function

EXPLANATION

6) To solve this, we have to observe the given data.

Notice that as each term comes, the circles are dropped by a specific factor:

Term 1: 16

Term 2: 8

Term 3: 4

Term 4: 2

Therefore, we see that the number of circles reduces by a certain factor which is ¹/ ₂.

Hence, there is a proportional relationship between the term and the number of circles.

Therefore, a proportional function will be used to model the pattern:

$y=\frac{1}{2}x$

This is also the form of a linear function without the constant. Hence, the answer is a linear function.