SOLUTION: The ordered pairs 1,4 - 2,16 - 3,64 - 4,256 - 5, 1024 represents a function. What rule represents this function. 1- 4 x power 2- 4x 3- xto the 4th power 4- x+4 my ans

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Question 929417: The ordered pairs 1,4 - 2,16 - 3,64 - 4,256 - 5, 1024 represents a function. What rule represents this function.
1- 4 x power
2- 4x
3- xto the 4th power
4- x+4
my answer is 4x
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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No, incorrect.
x=1,4%281%29=4
x=2,4%282%29=8 <--- Should be 16
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It's 1.
x=1,4%5E1=4
x=2,4%5E2=16
x=3,4%5E3=64
etc.
You should have noticed that the answers were always 4 times the previous answer.
4
4%2A4
4%2A4%2A4
4%2A4%2A4%2A4
4%2A4%2A4%2A4%2A4