Answer:
y=3x+1
Step-by-step explanation:
To figure out equations of tile patterns simply count the initial value and the rate of change, then convert it into (slope intercept form) which is
y = mx+b
In this case in figure 2 we see that there are 4 blocks, in figure 3 we see there are now 7 blocks.
7 - 4 = 3.
If we try again and see figure 3 has 7 blocks and figure 4 has 10 blocks we can do this to double check.
10 - 7 = 3. (This now verifies our rate of change to be 3)
We now see that the rate of change or slope (same thing) is 3 or put into the equation (3x).
Off this information we can also predict the original value of figure 1 (the figure we must calculate ourselves to create the equation).
Simply take figure 2 (4 blocks) and subtract by the rate of change which is (3 blocks) to get figure 1 which will be 1 block.
With all this information we can create the equation with the information we now have.
y = mx+b
y = what you are calculating for
m = 3
x = (the value you fill in when you are calculating for x) [we are not filling this in for this question so you will leave it as simply x]
b = 1 (the constant / y intercept / or simply put as the value we solved when calculating figure 1)
Final Result = [ y = 3x + 1]
