A computerized video display begins with one polygon on the screen. Additional polygons appear on the screen after each second. The graph shows the total number of sides on the screen as a function time.

Which number is the best estimate for the number of sides on the screen after 3 s?

a. 12

b. 16

c. 24

d. 30

Question

Mathematics

Carly Kirk

9 July, 06:25

A computerized video display begins with one polygon on the screen. Additional polygons appear on the screen after each second. The graph shows the total number of sides on the screen as a function time.

Which number is the best estimate for the number of sides on the screen after 3 s?

a. 12

b. 16

c. 24

d. 30

+1

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Josephine Frost · Answer 1

To know the number of sides after 3 seconds, you must read the y axis of the graph at x = 3. Given that the graph is an exponential function. The best estimate of the number of sides after 3 s is 24 sides