Asked by jy

Consider the data points (–4, –14), (–2, –7), (0, –3),
(2, –2), and (6, –6). Which type of function would best model the data set?

exponential
linear
quadratic

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Quadratic.

The y-values rise, then fall — the rate of change is not constant (so not linear) and the data are not monotonic (so not exponential). That turning/curvature is characteristic of a quadratic.