Predict: Imagine a small pond with just 4 water lilies. Guess how many lilies will be in the pond just a month later:
Answer
A logarithmic✔ An exponentialA linearA quadratic function would be most suitable to model these data.
Type the data that you collected (shown right) into the regression calculator. Be sure to choose a good window setting! The general form of an exponential function is y = abx. Use the regression calculator to find the values of a and b for the water lily population growth. Round to the nearest thousandth.
Day 10: plants
10
Day 17: plants
22
Did the water lilies double? Yes✔ ApproximatelyNo
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Assignment
Modeling with Exponential and Logarithmic Equations