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Linear vs. exponential growth: from data

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Problem

The number of views on a cat video and a dog video after they're uploaded are represented by the following tables:
Cat video
Time (months)Views
050
5313
101950
1512, comma, 210
2076, comma, 300
Dog video
Time (days)Views
010
6452
12889
181330
241770
Determine whether the data described in the tables is best modeled by a linear function or an exponential function.
Linear function
Exponential function
Cat video
Dog video
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