To determine if the set of points \((-2, 2)\), \((-1, 0)\), \((0, 0)\), \((1, 2)\), \((2, 6)\), and \((3, 12)\) represents a linear relationship, we can check if the slope between any two points is constant.
The formula for the slope between two points \((x_1, y_1)\) and \((x_2, y_2)\) is given by:
\[ \text{slope} = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} \]
Let's compute the slopes between consecutive points:
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Between \((-2, 2)\) and \((-1, 0)\): \[ \text{slope} = \frac{0 - 2}{-1 - (-2)} = \frac{-2}{1} = -2 \]
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Between \((-1, 0)\) and \((0, 0)\): \[ \text{slope} = \frac{0 - 0}{0 - (-1)} = \frac{0}{1} = 0 \]
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Between \((0, 0)\) and \((1, 2)\): \[ \text{slope} = \frac{2 - 0}{1 - 0} = \frac{2}{1} = 2 \]
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Between \((1, 2)\) and \((2, 6)\): \[ \text{slope} = \frac{6 - 2}{2 - 1} = \frac{4}{1} = 4 \]
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Between \((2, 6)\) and \((3, 12)\): \[ \text{slope} = \frac{12 - 6}{3 - 2} = \frac{6}{1} = 6 \]
Since the slopes between the points are not constant (they vary from -2 to 0 to 2 to 4 to 6), we can conclude that the set of points does not represent a linear relationship.
Conclusion:
The relationship represented by the given points is not linear.