document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127499>Question 1127499</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What would be the rule to represent the function for these coordinates:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1,0) (1,3) (2,9) (3,27) (4,81) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #743907 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=743907\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> As it is written, it is not a function, since the same x-value has two y-values<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the first term is (0, 1), then the rule is (x, 3^x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2, 9) is 2^3+1 and (3, 27) is 3^3.  That isn't quite right, but if the first coordinate is the exponent, and the second coordinate is 3^x, it all comes together. </SPAN>\n" );
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