document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1059578>Question 1059578</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of an exponential function that passes through the points (2, 48) and (5, 750). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #674640 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=674640\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=b^x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=ab^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "750=ab^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide the last by the middle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "750/48=b^3=15.625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=cube root of 15.625=2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a2.5^2=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.25a=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=7.68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.68*(2.5^5)=750.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The function is f(x)=7.68(2.5)^x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A check is that (4,300) should work. See the graph. </SPAN>\n" );
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