In the year 1900, the population of Smallwood was 397,000. Each year since 1900, the population has increased on average by about 2.25% over the number from the previous year. Which function models the population of Smallwood in the year that is x years since 1900?

Triangle xyz has vertices x(1,3), y(0,0)

At the olympic games, many events have several rounds of competition. one of these events is the men's 100-meter backstroke. the upper dot plot shows the times (in seconds) of the top 8 finishers in the final round of the 2012 olympics. the lower dot plot shows the times of the same 8 swimmers, but in the semifinal round. which pieces of information can be gathered from these dot plots? (remember that lower swim times are faster.) choose all answers that apply: a: the swimmers had faster times on average in the final round. b: the times in the final round vary noticeably more than the times in the semifinal round. c: none of the above.

[10 points, algebra 2]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?