Question

Write a function to represent the set of ordered pairs.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C   $f (x) = x^ 2 - 2$

Step-by-step explanation:

Note that the relation describing the set of ordered pairs does not change at a costing rate

$y_2 -y_1 = 7-2 = 5\\\\y_3 -y_2 = 14- 7 = 7\\\\y_4 - y_3 = 23- 14 = 9$

Therefore the relationship is not linear.

However, the exchange rate $y_n- y_{n-1}$ increases by a factor of 2 units when n increases 1 unit. This allows us to conclude that the relationship is quadratic

Note that the following ordered pairs belong to the function

$y = x ^ 2$

A = {(2, 4), (3, 9), (4, 16), (5, 25)}

The set of ordered pairs that we have is:

B = {(2, 2), (3, 7), (4, 16), (5, 23)}

Note that there is a similarity between both sets of ordered pairs.

In set B the values of y are always 2 units less than the values in y of the set A.

Then we deduce that since the function that models the set A is $y = x ^ 2$ then the function that contains the ordered pairs of the B set is:

$y = x ^ 2 -2$

The correct option is option C) $f (x) = x^ 2 - 2$