SOLUTION: Write the Now Next Statement for the following table x y 0 2 1 6 2 18 3 54 4 162 Since repeated multiplication can be represented with an ___________ ___, th

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Question 950330: Write the Now Next Statement for the following table
x y
0 2
1 6
2 18
3 54
4 162
Since repeated multiplication can be represented with an _______________, the table above represents an ___________________ function.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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If x is an index, each succeeding y term is multiplication of previous term by 3.
x=5 will be 162%2A3=highlight%28486%29.

y=2%2A3%5Ex, an exponential function, or in this case, exponential sequence; seems to be more a geometric sequence, common ratio being 3.