Question

3. Graph the function shown on this table. Tell whether the function is linear or nonlinear.

x y

1 0
2 1
3 8
4 20

Answer 1

The function is nonlinear.

To graph the function, we plot the points (1, 0), (2, 1), (3, 8), and (4, 20) on a coordinate plane.

The graph will be a curve that does not form a straight line.

Here is how the graph looks like:

```
|
20| *
| *
15| *
| *
10|*
|__________________________________________
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
```

As we can see, the points do not fall on a straight line, indicating that the function is nonlinear.