Question

You have a secret that you tell to one person. Every hour, each of the people that know the secret tells one person The number of people who know is N and t is the number of hours since you told the first person. Is N a linear function of t?

Answer 1

Its exponential

Answer 2

how would i draw a chart? I though it's linear

Answer 3

After 1 hour, 1 turns into 2. after 2 hours, 2 is now 4. After 3 hours, 4 is now 8. After 4 hours, 8 is now 16. It is exponential because N is being multiplied by 2 every time T goes up by one.

Answer 4

ah okay i get it thanks!