Question 3 • CMS 2026-2027 NC Math 1 CREDIT RECOVERY
From x = 0 to x = 2, y = 5x increases from 0 to 10, a gain of 10. Meanwhile, y = 5^x increases from 1 to 25, a gain of 24. Since 24 is greater than 10, y = 5x grows slower than y = 5^x, as choice A states.
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