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Which of the following functions best models the data represented by the scatterplot shown below?

A: y=160x-100

B: y=2^x+12

C: y=8x^2+10

D: y=25x+20

Which of the following functions best models the data represented by the scatterplot-example-1
User Orphid
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Answer:

C: y = 8x^2 + 10.

Explanation:

It looks close to being a parabola so I think it is probably a function in x^2.

Try 8x^2 + 10

Checking against the plot

When x = 5 , y = 8(5)^2 + 10 = 210 , and on graph its 200

Calculating y for other values:

When x = 7, y = 8(7)^2 + 10 = 402, and on graph y = 400.

When x = 11, y = 978 , and on graph = 1000.

When x = 17, y = 2322, and on graph y = about 2350.

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