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The curved line starts at left parenthesis 38 comma 0 right parenthesis remains constant until left parenthesis 2 comma 2 right parenthesis, then rises steeply until left parenthesis negative 4 comma 40 right parenthesis. All values are approximate.

Which equation is modeled by the graph?

(1 point)

y=7(35)x


y=−40(35)x


y=25(35)x


y=−7(35)x

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The graph is an exponential decay (y decreases as x increases) with a positive coefficient. The only positive, decaying choice (base 3/5 written as 35) is

y = 7(3/5)^x.

Checking roughly: at x = 2, y ≈ 7(0.6)^2 = 7(0.36) ≈ 2.5 (close to 2), and y falls toward 0 as x grows, matching the graph.