SAT Math › Describing Exponential vs. Linear Change
The above table shows the growth of two plants in cm. Which of the following statements best describes the growth of these two plants?
The population of moths in a given forest has been decreasing by every
years since 2004. The population at the beginning of 2004 was
. If
represents the total moth population at time
years after 2004, which following equations most closely describes the total moth population at any given time?
Which of the following equations most closely describes the above graph?
Which of the following statements are true about the exponential function: ?
I) The y-intercept of this graph is
II) The base in this equation is
III) The x-intercept of this equation is
The following equation represents the change of a company’s market value since 1993: . Which of the following statements best describes this function?
Which of the following sets of equations accurately describes the above graph?
Which of the following statements are true about an exponential function?
I) It takes the form
II) It changes at a constant rate per unit interval
III) It changes by a common ratio over equal intervals
Maria has a fruit farm and wants to measure her apple and peach harvest from 2000 to 2020. Her apple harvest grew by approximately bushels per year while her peach harvest grew by
bushels every
years. In 2003, her apple yield was
bushels while her peach harvest was
bushels. What is the best estimate for the difference between apple and peach harvests in 2018?
The following equation represents the growth of bacteria in a petri dish: . Which of the following statements best describes this function?
Which of the following is true about the following function in regards to time in hours:
?
I) This is a linear function
II) When ,
.
III) After hours,
.