Understanding Linear and Exponential Growth

The video tutorial compares two companies' payment plans: Company A offers a linear increase of $5,000 monthly, starting at $10,000, while Company B starts at $500 and doubles its payment each month. A table is set up to track these payments over several months. By the eighth month, Company B's exponential growth surpasses Company A's linear growth. The tutorial concludes with a broader lesson on how exponential growth will eventually surpass linear growth, regardless of initial conditions or growth rates.

What is the initial monthly payment offered by Company A?

• $20,000

• $15,000

• $10,000

• $5,000

How much does Company B offer for the first month?

• $500

• $1,000

• $1,500

• $2,000

By how much does Company A increase its payment each month?

• $7,000

• $5,000

• $3,000

• $1,000

What is the payment from Company B in the second month?

• $2,000

• $4,000

• $1,000

• $500

In which month does Company B's payment first exceed Company A's?

• Month 9

• Month 8

• Month 7

• Month 6

What type of growth does Company A's payment follow?

• Linear

• Exponential

• Logarithmic

• Quadratic

What type of growth does Company B's payment follow?

• Logarithmic

• Quadratic

• Linear

• Exponential

What is a key characteristic of exponential growth?

• It increases by a constant amount each time.

• It decreases over time.

• It multiplies by a constant factor each time.

• It remains constant.

Why does exponential growth eventually surpass linear growth?

• Because it decreases over time.

• Because it multiplies by a constant factor.

• Because it increases by a constant amount.

• Because it starts at a higher value.

What happens to an exponential function compared to a linear function over time?

• It eventually surpasses the linear function.

• It never surpasses the linear function.

• It eventually decreases.

• It remains constant.