THIS IS URGENT Wilson is thinking about buying a house for $249,000. The table below shows the projected value of two different houses for three years.

Number of years 1 2 3
House 1 (value in dollars) 253,980 259,059.60 264,240.79
House 2 (value in dollars) 256,000 263,000 270,000

Part A: What type of function, linear or exponential, can be used to describe the value of each of the houses after a fixed number of years? Explain your answer. (2 points)