Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 9 - Section 9.2 - Exponential Functions and Models - Exercises - Page 642: 24

Answer

Neither is exponential.

Work Step by Step

If a function x is an exponential function, then it has form $f(x)=a\cdot b^{x}$ When we observe an increase of x by 1 unit, $f(x+1)=ab^{x+1}.$ what follows is that the ratio $\displaystyle \frac{f(x+1)}{f(x)}=\frac{ab^{x+1}}{ab^{x}}=b.$ (the ratio is constant when arguments increase by 1). Thus, if the x increases by unit, the function value is multiplied with b. We use this to recognize whether a table of function values represent an exponential function or not. --- The x-values increase by 1 unit. For the values of f(x) we observe $ \displaystyle \frac{f(x+1)}{f(x)}$: $\displaystyle \frac{0.2}{0.8}=\frac{1}{4},\quad \displaystyle \frac{0.1}{0.2}\neq\frac{1}{4}\quad $ so f is not exponential. For the values of g(x) $\displaystyle \frac{40}{80}=\frac{1}{2},\quad \displaystyle \frac{20}{40}=\frac{1}{2},\quad \displaystyle \frac{10}{20}=\frac{1}{2},\quad \displaystyle \frac{2}{10}\neq\frac{1}{2},\quad$ so g is not exponential. Neither is exponential.
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