Answer:
y=-2+4
Step-by-step explanation:
we know the y intercept is four, so we can plug that into y=mx+b
so far we know y=mx+4
and the equation for finding slope is
so let's find two points on the graph
let's make it easy on ourselves and use the points laid out for us
(0,4) and (2,0)
solving that would come out to be
simplified, that would be -2
now that we know the slope, we can put them into slope-intercept form
y=-2+4
Answer:
Recursive: f(1) = 1; f(n) = f(n-1)/3
Equation: f(x) = 5/3·(1/3)^(x-1)
Step-by-step explanation:
You know this is an exponential function because sequential lines in the table have a common ratio of f(x) values:
f(2)/f(1) = (5/9)/(5/3) = 3/9 = 1/3
f(3)/f(2) = (5/27)/(5/9) = 9/27 = 1/3
and it continues like that.
Besides telling you the function is exponential, it also tells you that each term is 1/3 of the previous term.
<h3>Recursive formula</h3>The value of f(1) is read from the table. For x = 1, that value is ...
f(1) = 5/3
As we noticed above, each term is 1/3 the previous term, so the recursive relation is ...
f(n) = (1/3)·f(n-1)
<h3>Equation</h3>The general form of the equation for a geometric (exponential) relation is ...
f(x) = f(1)·r^(x-1) . . . . . . where f(1) is the first term, and r is the common ratio
For this function, we have f(1) = 5/3 and r = 1/3, so the equation is ...
f(x) = 5/3·(1/3)^(x-1)
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<em>Additional comment</em>
When given values of x that count from 1, we often express the equation in terms of (x-1). That equation can be simplified so the exponent is x.
f(x) = 5·(1/3)^x
