The population of a town in 2014 was 78,918 people with an annual rate of increase of about 1.7%. which type of function can represent this situation?

a) linear
b) exponential

B.  Exponential.

Step-by-step explanation:

Each year you can find the estimated population for the following year by multiplying by  1 + 1.7%  = 1.017.

The population estimate in  x years time =  78,918 (1.017)^x.

the formula of a slope:

from a table we have

substitute:

the slope of f(x) is -1.

the graph of funcfion g(x) is a horizontal line. the slope of a horizontal line is equal 0. therefore the slope of g(x) is 0.

-1 < 0

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answer:

the domain is the set { -2, 0, 2, 3}

discussion:

the domain is the set of x values in the ordered pairs (x,y). taking the x, or first component, of each ordered pair gives   -2, 0, 2, 3.

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mrb