document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=916330>Question 916330</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the values of the constants C and b so that the curve y = Cb^(x) contains the points (4 , 3) and (5 , 6) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #570310 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tommyt3rd><B>tommyt3rd(5050)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tommyt3rd><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tommyt3rd><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=570310\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> for the point (4,3) we can write <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3=C%2Ab%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3=C%2Ab%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for the point (5,6) we can write <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6=C%2Ab%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6=C%2Ab%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then taking the quotient of these two equations leads to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s we see that\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can use either point (we'll go with (4,3)) and b directly to write\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3=C%2A2%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3=C%2A2%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3=C%2A16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3=C%2A16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, \r<BR>\n" );
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