Question

Is the following linear, exponential, or neither? 3,6,9,12,15,18...

Answer 1

Given:

3,6,9,12,15,18...

We need to find the difference.

The difference between 3 and 6 is 6-3 =3.

The difference between 6 and 9 is 9-6 =3.

The difference between 9 and 12 is 12-9 =3.

The difference between 12 and 15 is 15-12 =3.

The difference between 15 and 18 is 18-15 =3.

Recall that linear have equal differences.

We get an equal difference between each value.

The form of the equation is

$y=3x$

Hence the given is linear.