Modeling Data In Exercises 81-84, determine which of the following functions f x = c x , g x = c x 2 , h x = c | x | , and r x = c x can be used to model the data and determine the value of the constant c that will make the function fit the data in the table.
Modeling Data In Exercises 81-84, determine which of the following functions f x = c x , g x = c x 2 , h x = c | x | , and r x = c x can be used to model the data and determine the value of the constant c that will make the function fit the data in the table.
Solution Summary: The author explains the function that can be used to model the data and determine the value of the constant, c.
1) Express these large and small numbers from the Read and Study section in scientific
notation:
(a) 239,000 miles
(b) 3,800,000,000,000 sheets of paper
(c) 0.0000000000000000000000167 grams
2) Find all values for the variable x that make these equations true.
(a) 5x = 1
(b) 3x = 1/1
9
(c) 4* = 11/
4
(e) 4* = 64
(g) 10x = 1,000,000
(d) 3x=-3
(f) 2x =
=
8
(h) 10x = 0.001
(b)
4) Find an equation to fit each of the following graphs:
(a)
20
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
16
A
2
-3 -2
-1-0
2
3
4.
-1
0
1
2
3.
-2
-2
3) Which of the following are equivalent to 3? (There may be more than one that is
equivalent!)
-1
(a) (9)¯¹
3.
(b) (-3)-1
(c) (-3)
-1
(d) -(¯3)
(e) 11
3-1
(f) 3-4
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