SOLUTION: Write an exponential function y=ab^x whose graph passes through the given points: (2,16), (3,64)

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Question 144342: Write an exponential function y=ab^x whose graph passes through the given points: (2,16), (3,64)
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substituting __ 16=ab^2

substituting __ 64=ab^3

dividing __ 64/16=(ab^3)/(ab^2) __ 4=b

substituting __ 16=a(4^2) __ 1=a