(a) Fill in the table to find the average rate of change and the percentage rate of change between successive data points. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.) x f(x) Average rate of change Percentage rate of change 0 120 — — 1 202 82 68% 2 337 % 3 569 % 4 960 % 5 1612 % (b) Use your results to determine whether a linear model or an exponential model is appropriate, and use a calculator to find the appropriate model. (Round your terms to three decimal places.) f(x) = _________

(a) Fill in the table to find the average rate of change and the percentage rate of change between successive data points. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.) x f(x) Average rate of change Percentage rate of change 0 120 — — 1 202 82 68% 2 337 % 3 569 % 4 960 % 5 1612 % (b) Use your results to determine whether a linear model or an exponential model is appropriate, and use a calculator to find the appropriate model. (Round your terms to three decimal places.) f(x) = _________

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter6: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section6.8: Fitting Exponential Models To Data

Problem 3TI: Table 6 shows the population, in thousands, of harbor seals in the Wadden Sea over the years 1997 to...

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x	f(x)	Average rate of change	Percentage rate of change
0	120	—	—
1	202	82	68%
2	337		%
3	569		%
4	960		%
5	1612		%

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