A scientist measured the energy of a system and found that it was increasing. The data shown represent the energy billionth of a second.

Time(nanoseconds) 0 1 2 3
Energy(Joules) 2.654 6.290 14.909 35.335

Classify the type of growth the scientist observed
linear
quadratic
exponential
logarithmic

Question

A scientist measured the energy of a system and found that it was increasing. The data shown represent the energy billionth of a second.

Time(nanoseconds)   0           1         2            3
Energy(Joules)          2.654   6.290 14.909 35.335

Classify the type of growth the scientist observed
linear
quadratic
exponential
logarithmic

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

If you divide each energy term by the one before it, you get about 2.37 every time, so the pattern is exponential. 

**when you subtract and get the same number, it's linear