The Data in the Table Are Generated by the Function $f ( x ) = a e ^ { - b x }$

question 17

Multiple Choice

The data in the table are generated by the function $f ( x ) = a e ^ { - b x }$ . Approximate the unknown constants a and b to four decimal places. x
1 2 3 4
F ( x )
0) 71939 0.41687 0.24157 0.13998

• A) \(a = 1.2414 , a = 0.5456\)
• B) \(a = 0.0000 , a = 0.5456\)
• C) \[a = 0.5456 , a = 0.5456\]
• D) \(a = 1.2414 , a = 0.0000\)
• E) \(a = 0.5456 , a = 1.2414\)

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