Answer:
- 3^x
- 9, 15, 33, 87, 249
- (4, 87) for example
Step-by-step explanation:
a) First differences of the f(x) values in the table are ...
19 -13 = 6, 37 -19 = 18, 91 -37 = 54, 253 -91 = 162
The second differences are not constant:
18 -6 = 12, 54 -18 = 36, 162 -54 = 108
But, we notice that both the first and second differences have a common ratio. This is characteristic of an exponential function. The common ratio is 18/6 = 3, so the parent function is 3^x.
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b) Translating a function down 4 units subtracts 4 from each y-value. The values of f(x) in the table would be ...
9, 15, 33, 87, 249
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c) The x-values of the function stay the same for a vertical translation, so the points in the table of the transformed function are ...
(x, f(x)) = (1, 9), (2, 15), (3, 33), (4, 87), (5, 249)
