SOLUTION: What would be the rule to represent the function for these coordinates: (1,0) (1,3) (2,9) (3,27) (4,81)

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Question 1127499: What would be the rule to represent the function for these coordinates:
(1,0) (1,3) (2,9) (3,27) (4,81)

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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As it is written, it is not a function, since the same x-value has two y-values
If the first term is (0, 1), then the rule is (x, 3^x)
(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.