UCSS Math III 4B.3.4 Example 4
- Author:
- Walch Education
- Topic:
- Volume
Members of a Florida high school’s nature club tracked the estimated number of tree frogs living in a nearby cypress tree for 9 weeks. The estimates are based on the recorded volume of the frogs’ singing over a 24-hour period on the same day of each week. The table shows the club’s estimates for the number of frogs per week, with the independent variable representing time in weeks.
Use a graphing calculator to graph the data. Then, use the graph to find both an exponential function of the form and a power function of the form to fit the data. Compare how closely each function equation models the data on the graph.