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6.8 Exercise 136

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Enter the data from each table into a graphing calculator and graph the resulting scatter plots. Determine whether the data from the table would likely represent a function that is linear, exponential, or logarithmic.

Find a formula for an exponential equation that goes through the points ( −2,100 ) \left(- 2 , 100\right) and ( 0,4 ). \left(0 , 4\right) . Then express the formula as an equivalent equation with base e.

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