a. Determine whether the function relating the year to the number of viewers is linear or nonlinear for each show. b. Which show has more viewers in its sixth year? Show A or Show B?

Notice that:
1.- The number of viewers in millions of show A can be computed using the following expression
[tex]7(0.9)^t,[/tex]which is not a linear equation.
2.- The number of viewers of show B can be computed using the following expression:
[tex]5,000,000-(200,000t),[/tex]which is a linear expression.
Now, after 6 years, show A will have:
[tex]7(0.9)^6=3.72[/tex]millions of viewers and show B will have
[tex]5,000,000-200,000(6)=3,800,000[/tex]viewers.
Answer:
The function for Show A is nonlinear.
The function for Show B is linear.
Show B will have more viewers.