Question

Determin whether the following table represents an exponetial function. explain why or why not. x 0,1,2,3. y 4,6,12,16.

Answer 1

To determine if a table represents an exponential function, we need to see if there is a common ratio between each pair of consecutive y-values. In this case, we see that the ratios are not constant:

6/4 = 1.5
12/6 = 2
16/12 = 1.33

Since there is no constant ratio between the y-values, the table does not represent an exponential function.