Question

Which kind of function best models the data in the table? Use differences or ratios.

x y
0 1.7
1 6.8
2 27.2
3 108.8
4 435.2

Answer 1

To obtain the suitable function that will model the set of data, we begin by plotting the data. The graph is shown in the attachment. From the given graph we see it's an exponential growth curve. Therefore the best function that fits the data is exponential growth.