Two students each write a function, C(n), that they think can be used to find the number of circles needed to make the nth figure in the pattern shown. Use the drop-down menus to explain why each function does or does not represent the number of circles needed to make the nth figure in the pattern.

pretty sure 750 each month!

step-by-step explanation:

the answer is 8.64

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

we have

using a graphing tool

see the attached figure

this is a quadratic equation (vertical parabola) open up

the vertex is a > vertex

the domain of the function is all real > interval (-∞,∞)

the range of the function is the > [-6.125,∞)

the function has two x->   and

the function is increasing over the > (0.25,∞)

the function is decreasing over the > (-∞,0.25)