Choose the Function That Might Be Used as a Model $\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { x } ) = a \mathrm {~b} ^ { \mathrm { x } }$

question 92

Multiple Choice

Choose the function that might be used as a model for the data in the scatter plot.
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• A) Polynomial, not quadratic
• B) Exponential, \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { x } ) = a \mathrm {~b} ^ { \mathrm { x } }\) or \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { x } ) = \mathrm { P } _ { 0 } \mathrm { e } ^ { \mathrm { kx } } , \mathrm { k } > 0\)
• C) Logistic, \(f ( x ) = \frac { a } { 1 + b e ^ { - k x } }\)
• D) Logarithmic, \(f ( x ) = a + b \ln x\)

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