Question

Given the sequence 2, 4, 8, , 16,........, where x = 0, 1, 2, 3, .......what is the function rule? f(x) = 2x + 2 f(x) = 2(2)x f(x) = (2x) f(x) = 2

Answer 1

f(x) = 2(
`2^(x)`)

Explanation:

Step 1 :

Given

When x =0, f(x) = 2

x =1, f(x) = 4

x =2, f(x) = 8

x =3, f(x) = 16

Step 2 :

Substituting for x in the function f(x) = 2(
`2^(x)`) we get,

When x =0, f(x) = 2

x =1, f(x) = 4

x =2, f(x) = 8

x =3, f(x) = 16

This matches the given sequence and this shows that the function represents the given sequence .