Asked by kelvin calin

A 2-column table has 5 rows. The first column is labeled x with entries negative 1, 0, 1, 2, 3. The second column is labeled y with entries one-tenth, one-half, five-halves, StartFraction 25 Over 2 EndFraction, StartFraction 125 Over 2 EndFraction
What is the rate of change of the function described in the table?

Twelve-fifths
5
StartFraction 25 Over 2 EndFraction
25

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
5

Each time x increases by 1, y is multiplied by 5: (1/2)/(1/10)=5, (5/2)/(1/2)=5, etc. So the multiplicative (exponential) rate of change is 5.