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1. Exponential Functions
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Exercise 54 Page 280

Check if there is a common difference between the x-values.

No, see solution.

Practice makes perfect
Let's start by calculating the differences between the x-values.

We see that the x-values have no common difference. Since the variable x does not change by a constant amount, this table does not represent an exponential function.

Just by checking the common ratio between the y-values, we cannot determine whether the table shows an exponential function or not. As a result, our friend is incorrect.