SOLUTION: A man starts walking for the first week and walks 10 miles. Every week he increases by 2 miles. How many miles does he walk by the eigth week? I don't know how to set up the func

Question 398274: A man starts walking for the first week and walks 10 miles. Every week he increases by 2 miles. How many miles does he walk by the eigth week? I don't know how to set up the function? I can get the answer but don't know how to set up the function?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the number of weeks he has walked
Let = the distance he walks
the function is:

The points, (w,D(w)), are
(1,10)
(2,12)
(3,14)
etc.
So by week 8,

miles
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