The graph shows information about the lion population at a safari park. Lions were introduced in the park in 2010. In 2012, the park has a population of 32 lions. A year later, in 2013, the park has 128 lions. Write an exponential function that models this situation. Let x represent the number of years since 2010 and let f(x) represent the number of lions.

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

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check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below:

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step-by-step explanation: