Question

Suppose a computer virus begins by infecting 8 computers in the first hour after it is released. Each hour after that, each newly infected computer causes 8 more computers to become infected. The function y = 8x models this situation. Make a table with integer values of x from 1 to 4.

Answer 1

$y=8^x \\x=1\Rightarrow y=8^1=8 \\x=2\Rightarrow y=8^2=64 \\x=3\Rightarrow y=8^3=512 \\x=4\Rightarrow y=8^4=4,096$