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Explain your answer (show the support by showing the changes in x and y on your table). If the relationship is linear, inverse or exponential, write the equation. NO LINKS!​

Explain your answer (show the support by showing the changes in x and y on your table-example-1
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Answer:

see attached

Explanation:

The changes in x and y are shown in the attachment. The changes in x are constant, but the changes in y appear to have no particular relation to each other:

  • they are not constant, so the function is nonlinear
  • they do not have a constant ratio, so the function is not exponential
  • differences at increasing depth are not constant, so the function is not polynomial of degree less than 5

The product of x and y is not constant, so there is no inverse relationship.

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Additional comment

6 points can always be matched by a polynomial function of degree 5 or less. The equation shown in the attachment comes from regression software that matches the given points exactly. No claim is made for any other values of x.

Explain your answer (show the support by showing the changes in x and y on your table-example-1
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