document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=885736>Question 885736</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two variable quantities x and y are related by equation y=a(b^x),whwre a and b are constant.When the graph is plotted showing values of ln y in vertical axis and the value of x on the horizontal axis the points lie on a straight line having gradient 1.8 and crossing the vertical axis at the point (0.4.1).Find the value of a and b </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #535448 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=535448\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=ab%5Ex ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=ab%5Ex\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,  the association will not change anything.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ln%28y%29=ln%28ab%5Ex%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ln%28y%29=ln%28ab%5Ex%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ln%28y%29=ln%28a%29%2Bln%28b%5Ex%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ln%28y%29=ln%28a%29%2Bln%28b%5Ex%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ln%28y%29=ln%28a%29%2Bx%2Aln%28b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ln%28y%29=ln%28a%29%2Bx%2Aln%28b%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28ln%28y%29=x%2Aln%28b%29%2Bln%28a%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28ln%28y%29=x%2Aln%28b%29%2Bln%28a%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------linear equation in slope-intercept form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ln%28b%29=1.8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ln%28b%29=1.8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertical intercept, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ln%28a%29=4.1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ln%28a%29=4.1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You want the Natural Antilogarithms of those.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=6.05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=60.34 </SPAN>\n" );
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