Using a riding lawn mower, Shane, the landscaper of a large park, can mow the lawn in 8 hours. With a small mower, her assistant Matt needs 14 hours to mow the same lawn. If Shane and Matt work together mowing the lawn, how long will it take them to mow the lawn?

A. plot the data for the functions f(x) and g(x) on a grid and connect the points. x -2 -1 0 1 2 f(x) 1/9 1/3 1 3 9 x -2 -1 0 1 2 g(x) -4 -2 0 2 4 b. which function could be described as exponential and which as linear? explain. c. if the functions continue with the same pattern, will the function values ever be equal? if so, give estimates for the value of x that will make the function values equals. if not, explain why the function values will never be equal.