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Advanced MathEasyChoosing the graph that keeps rising faster

Advanced Math practice question

Which of the following functions has a graph in the xy-plane that rises more and more steeply as x increases?

  1. A. y = 3ˣCorrect
  2. B. y = 3x
  3. C. y = 3
  4. D. y = x + 3

Answer: A. y = 3ˣ

An exponential with base greater than 1 grows faster and faster.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. y = 3x
A line rises at a constant rate.
C. y = 3
A horizontal line does not rise.
D. y = x + 3
A line rises at a constant rate.

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