Question

Can someone help for a medal?

Answer 1

A quadratic function and an exponential function are graphed below. Which graph most likely represents the quadratic function?

Answer 2

What do you think?
These Q's are meant to trick up students

Answer 3

Don't overthink it though

Answer 4

Im not sure at all

Answer 5

@Aureyliant

Answer 6

Well.. you really have a 50/50 chance of getting the answer correct.. Now at first glance you may think that graph f(x) is an exponential function, correct?

Answer 7

Recall that exponential functions EVENTUALLY exceed quadratic functions.

Answer 8

I wouldn't say 50/50 more like 25%. I got four answer choices

Answer 9

Also… graph f(x) looks as if it may be a quadratic function mainly because it can be symmetrical in a 'U' shape… exponential functions (whether growth or delay) start out small but become massive as the graph grows infinitely.

What are the answer choices? I remember taking an exam of this in my prior FLVS Algebra class

Answer 10

Answer choices are:

p(x), because an increasing exponential function will always exceed an increasing quadratic function until their graphs intersect

t(x), because an increasing quadratic function will always exceed an increasing exponential function until their graphs intersect

p(x), because an increasing exponential function will eventually exceed an increasing quadratic function

t(x), because an increasing quadratic function will eventually exceed an increasing exponential function

But how can you tell which one is the quadratic function? They both look like exponential functions to me

Answer 11

Alright, or you could go offline...