Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Algebra: Graphs, Functions, and Linear Systems - Chapter 7 Test - Page 485: 28

Answer

Exponential function

Work Step by Step

First calculate slope of two consecutive ordered pair coordinates: The coordinates are \[\left( 0,1 \right),\left( 1,5 \right),\left( 2,25 \right),\left( 3,125 \right),\text{ and}\left( 4,625 \right)\]. \[\text{Since, }m=\left( \frac{{{y}_{2}}-{{y}_{1}}}{{{x}_{2}}-{{x}_{1}}} \right)\], Now, calculate slopes of two consecutive ordered pair of coordinates: \[\begin{align} & {{m}_{1}}=\left( \frac{5-1}{1-0} \right)=\frac{4}{1}=4 \\ & {{m}_{2}}=\left( \frac{25-5}{2-1} \right)=\frac{20}{1}=20 \\ & {{m}_{3}}=\left( \frac{125-25}{3-2} \right)=\frac{100}{1}=100 \\ & {{m}_{4}}=\left( \frac{625-125}{4-3} \right)=\frac{500}{1}=500 \end{align}\] It can be seen that, slopes of any two consecutive coordinate pairs are positive, and slope is strictly increasing with high rate, as x increasing. It is the property of exponential function. Therefore, the ordered pair value of this table represents the graph of an exponential function.
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