Intercept form is: y = a(x - p)(x - q)
It is given that: p = 14, q = -6, x = 14, y = 4
4 = a(14 - 12)(14 - (-6))
4 = a(2)(20)
4 = 40a


Answer: y =
(x - 14)(x + 6)
3 people have four credit cards, because if you follow the "4" on the y axis, you will find 3 dots
The answer to this problem is the letter "A" which is "Multiply by 3, then add 2"
and can be written a N = 3n + 2
At first, we have initial value such n = 1
Then the second value is:
N = 3*1 + 2
N = 5
The third value is:
N = 3*5 + 2
N=17
The next values are:
N = 3*17 + 2
N= 53
The letter "A" is the inductive reasoning to the given sequence.
Take the logarithm of both sides. The base of the logarithm doesn't matter.


Drop the exponents:

Expand the right side:

Move the terms containing <em>x</em> to the left side and factor out <em>x</em> :


Solve for <em>x</em> by dividing boths ides by 5 log(4) - log(3) :

You can stop there, or continue simplifying the solution by using properties of logarithms:



You can condense the solution further using the change-of-base identity,
