How do you rewrite y=4(3)2x+2 in y=abx form?

2 Answers
Jan 12, 2016

y=432x+2=369x

with:

a=36
b=9

Explanation:

Remembering that:

ap+q=apaq

(an)m=anm

then:

y=432x+2=432x32=
=49(32)x=369x

Jan 12, 2016

y=4(3)2x+2y=369x

Explanation:

4(3)2x+2

XXX=4((32)x+1)

XXX=4(9x+1)

XXX=4(99x)

XXX=49(9x)

XXX=369x