Given:
The functions are:
Find-:
The function linear or exponential
Explanation-:
For linear function
[tex]m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]
Check for points:
[tex]\begin{gathered} (x,y)=(3,6.083) \\ \\ (x,y)=(6,9.252) \\ \\ (x,y)=(9,14.07) \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} m=\frac{9.252-6.083}{6-3} \\ \\ m=1.056 \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} m=\frac{14.07-9.252}{9-6} \\ \\ m=1.606 \end{gathered}[/tex]
So, it is not a linear function it is an exponential function.
Function B
[tex]\begin{gathered} (x,y)=(4,7) \\ \\ (x,y)=(6,14) \\ \\ (x,y)=(8,21) \end{gathered}[/tex]
Then the slope is:
[tex]\begin{gathered} m=\frac{14-7}{6-4} \\ \\ m=\frac{7}{3} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} m=\frac{21-14}{8-6} \\ \\ m=\frac{7}{2} \end{gathered}[/tex]
So, it is a linear function.
Function C-
[tex]\begin{gathered} (x,y)=(0,16) \\ \\ (x,y)=(2,4) \\ \\ (x,y)=(4,1) \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} m=\frac{4-16}{2-0} \\ \\ m=-6 \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} m=\frac{1-4}{4-2} \\ \\ m=-\frac{3}{2} \end{gathered}[/tex]
it is an exponential function.