Question

☻The table shows the estimated number of deer living in a forest over a five-year period. Are the data best represented by a linear, exponential, or quadratic model? Write an equation to model the data.☺

0         89
1         55
2         34
3         21
4         13

Answer 1

Answer:

We get a exponential model.

          The equation is:

           $y=88.789e^{-0.481x}$

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given a table of data values that estimates the number of deer living in a forest over a five-year period as:

             

            x            y

            0         89

            1          55

            2         34

            3         21

            4         13

Hence, when we plot the scatter plot of these points we see that the line of best fit that represents these data points is a  exponential curve.

Since all the data point lie above this curve and the equation to model the data is given by:

             $y=88.789e^{-0.481x}$

Answer 2

Answer:

exponential; y = 89 • 0.62x

Step-by-step explanation: