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CLASSIFYING A FUNCTION. Is the function represented by the ordered pairs linear or nonlinear? Explain your reasoning.

CLASSIFYING A FUNCTION. Is the function represented by the ordered pairs linear or-example-1

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The function is nonlinear because as x increases by 1, y increases by different amounts. The rate of change is not constant. This would be an exponential function
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