SOLUTION: What is the rule that represents the function of the following ordered pairs? (0,1), (1,3), (2,9), (3,27), (4,81) I have been working on this for 2 hours and cannot figure it o

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Question 525866: What is the rule that represents the function of the following ordered pairs?
(0,1), (1,3), (2,9), (3,27), (4,81)
I have been working on this for 2 hours and cannot figure it out.
Thank you.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The rule is y+=+3%5Ex


Alternatively, you can write the above as f%28x%29+=+3%5Ex


The way you can see this is that each y value is a power of 3 (note: 3^0 = 1)