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An exponential function and a quadratic function are graphed below. Which of the following is true of the growth rate of the functions over the interval ?

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A
The exponential grows at half the rate of the quadratic.
B
The exponential grows at the same rate as the quadratic.
C
The exponential grows at twice the rate of the quadratic.
D
The exponential grows at four times the rate of the quadratic.
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A quadratic function and an exponential function are graphed below. How do the decay rates of the functions compare over the interval ?

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A
The exponential function decays at one-half the rate of the quadratic function.
B
The exponential function decays at the same rate as the quadratic function.
C
The exponential function decays at two-thirds the rate of the quadratic function.
D
The exponential function decays at three-fourths the rate of the quadratic function.
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Which of the following describes the function shown in the table below?xy-416-1220.2540.062550.03125

A
exponential, there is a continual rate of growth
B
exponential, there is a continual rate of decay or decrease
C
quadratic, there is a second degree change in the y-values
D
quadratic, there is a constant difference between consecutive y-values
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Kwame is given the graph below.Which of the following best describes the graph?

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A
a quadratic equation with differences of 1, then 2, then 4, ...
B
an exponential function with a growth factor of 2
C
a quadratic function with a constant difference of 2
D
an exponential function with growth factors of 1, then 2, then 4, ...
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Study the table. xy–28–12001228Which best describes the function represented by the data in the table?

A
linear with a common ratio of 4
B
linear with a common second difference of 4
C
quadratic with a common ratio of 4
D
quadratic with a common second difference of 4
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Study this table. xy–3–2–2004412Which best describes the function represented by the data in the table?

A
linear with a common ratio of 2
B
linear with a common first difference of 2
C
quadratic with a common ratio of 2
D
quadratic with a common first difference of 2
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The table below represents an exponential function.xy0124942,4016117,649How do the y-values in the table grow?

A
The y-values increase by a factor of 49 for each x increase of 1.
B
The y-values increase by 49 for each x increase of 1.
C
The y-values increase by a factor of 7 for each x increase of 1.
D
The y-values increase by 7 for each x increase of 1.

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