Question

the ordered pairs (0,-1),(1,0),(2,3),(3,8),(4,15) represent a function what is a rule that represents this function? Please help!!

Answer 1

Answer:

The function rule is

$f: x\to \: {x}^{2} - 1$

Step-by-step explanation:

The given ordered pairs are (0,-1), (1,0),(2,3),(3,8),(4,15)

We can observe the following pattern.

$f(0) = {0}^{2} - 1 = - 1$

$f(1) = {1}^{2} - 1 = 0$

$f(2) = {2}^{2} - 1 = 3$

$f(3) = {3}^{2} - 1 = 8$

$f(4) = {4}^{2} - 1 = 15$

When we generalize this pattern, we obtain:

$f(x) = {x}^{2} - 1$

This is the function equation.

The function rule is

$f: x\to \: {x}^{2} - 1$