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Identify whether the following real world examples should be modeled by a linear quadratic or exponential function

Identify whether the following real world examples should be modeled by a linear quadratic-example-1
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- Linear:

The general form of a linear function is


\begin{gathered} y=ax+b \\ where, \\ a,\text{ and b are constants} \end{gathered}

- Quadratic:

The general form of a quadratic function is:


\begin{gathered} y=ax^2+bx+c \\ where, \\ a,b,c\text{ are constants} \end{gathered}

- Exponential:

The general form of an exponential function is:


\begin{gathered} y=ab^x \\ where, \\ a,b\text{ are constants} \end{gathered}

- Now that we know the general forms of these functions, we can proceed to solve the question.

- The amount a person is paid per hour in wages is the amount that the person collects for every hour that he works

- Let us imagine that a person receives $a for every hour worked.

- This means that:

After 1 hour, the person makes $a

After 2 hours, the person makes $a + $a = $2a

After 3 hours, the person makes $a + $a +$a = $3a

- We can therefore generalize as follows:

Thus, after x hours, the person makes:


x* a=\$ax

- Thus, the function representing the amount a person makes per hour of work is given by:


y=ax

- Comparing this result with the 3 function definitions above, we can see that this corresponds to a Linear function

Final Answer

The answer is Linear

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