ALGEBRAIC FUNCTION?

Question

You have been offered a job and have to decide on which salary you would prefer. Salary A would pay $300 the first day and give you a $150 raise each day. Salary B would pay 1 cent for the first day and every successive day you will be paid double the amount. DETERMINE THE FUNCTION FOR SALARY A.

Answer 1

A: This one is the easiest of the pair, though neither is all that tough. A is linear. You begin with the $300, and are adding to it over and over, which means that you are multiplying $150 by the number of days. In other words:

A = 300 + 150D

B: This one is exponential. You are multiplying by the same thing over and over, which requires exponents this time.

B = .01 * 2^D