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Step-by-step explanation:
One is given the following function (). The given problem asks one to find the output of the function when the input is (10). Keep in mind, a general rule for dealing with functions is that, when present, the variable (x) represents the input. Whereas the variable (y) represents the output. Thus, if one were to substitute (10) in place of (x), and simplify: the result one would get is the output. Apply this idea to the given scenario:
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Since there is no single number we can add to one number in the sequence to get to the next one, this is not arithmetic. That means it's geometric, if it's a sequence at all. To get from 2 to 6 we multiply by 3. To get from 6 to 18 we multiply by 3. To get from 18 to 54 we multiply by 3. Therefore, this is in fact geometric and the common ratio is 3. The standard form of a geometric explicit formula is
where n is the position of a number in the sequence, a1 is the first number in the sequence, and r is the common ratio. We have then
a1 = 2 and r = 3. Therefore, the explicit formula is
and you can use this to find the value of any number in the sequence. Very handy; much more so than the recursive formula, which requires that all the numbers in a sequence be found in order in order to get to a desired value.