Answer
Exponential growth
$b=3$ is the growth factor
Work Step by Step
We are given: $5.2 • 3^x$
The function $y = a • b^x$ models exponential growth since $5.2\gt 0 $ and $3 \gt 1$. The base $b=3$ is called the growth factor.
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