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Which of the following is an exponential equation?

y = mx + b
y = a(b^x)

Which of the following is an exponential equation? y = mx + b y = a(b^x)-example-1
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y = a(b^x)

y=mx + b is the equation of a line. It is a linear function because it has a constant rate of change.

y = a(b^x) is an exponential function because it has has an exponent and its rate of change is not constant
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