Decide whether each scatter plot appears to be best modeled by a linear function, a nonlinear function or there is no apparent relationship.

scatterplot with a u-shaped point cloud opening upward from the origin

1

Linear

Nonlinear

No apparent relationship

scatterplot with a point cloud coming in from the upper left and sloping down to the bottom right

2

Linear

Nonlinear

No apparent relationship

scatterplot with points distributed across the graph

3

Linear

Nonlinear

No apparent relationship

scatterplot with a u-shaped point cloud opening downward, peeking around (25,200) and crossing the x-axis around 10 and 40

4

Linear

Nonlinear

No apparent relationship

scatterplot with a point cloud coming in from the left around (-20, 6) and sloping upward toward (20, 12)

5

Linear

Nonlinear

No apparent relationship

scatterplot with a point cloud coming in from the left along the x-axis and curving upward as x approaches 30

6

Linear

Nonlinear

No apparent relationship

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