Answer:
I think d equation most. closely represents
12 years. That is the most representative because it's the median.
One may note, you never quite asked anything per se, ahemm, if you meant simplification.
Answer:
No, because as the x-values are increasing by a constant amount, the y-values are not being multiplied by a constant amount.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have a set of ordered pairs of the form (x, y)
If a function is exponential then the ratio between the consecutive values of y, is always equal to a constant.
This means that:
\frac{y_2}{y_1}=\frac{y_3}{y_2}=\frac{y_4}{y_3}=by1y2=y2y3=y3y4=b
This is: y_2=by_1y2=by1
Now we have this set of points {(-1, -5), (0, -3), (1, -1), (2, 1)}
Observe that:
\begin{gathered}\frac{y_2}{y_1}=\frac{-3}{-5}=\frac{3}{5}\\\\\frac{y_3}{y_2}=\frac{-1}{-3}=\frac{1}{3}\\\\\frac{3}{5}\neq \frac{1}{3}\end{gathered}y1y2=−5−3=53y2y3=−3−1=3153=31
Then the values of y are not multiplied by a constant amount "b"
