An upward-sloping straight line on a linear scale will become a (an)________ on a logarithmic scale.
A)upward sloping straight line
B)upward sloping curve that gets continually steeper
C)upward sloping curve that gets continually flatter
D)horizontal line
E) downward sloping straight line

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An upward-sloping straight line on a linear scale represents a constant rate of change. When plotted on a logarithmic scale, this constant rate of change translates into an upward sloping curve that gets continually flatter, because the logarithmic scale spreads out the values in a way that larger values are represented with less visual space than on a linear scale.

An Upward-Sloping Straight Line on a Linear Scale Will Become