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OpenStudy (shaleiah):

Medal and fan reward. Exponents

OpenStudy (shaleiah):

@Directrix

Directrix (directrix):

What is 75 divided by 15? @shaleiah

Directrix (directrix):

Correct. What is 375/75----> ?

Directrix (directrix):

Try again.

Directrix (directrix):

What is 375/75----> ?

Directrix (directrix):

Correct and one more. What is 1875/375

OpenStudy (shaleiah):

5

Directrix (directrix):

Yes, so the data is exponential with powers of 5. We have to figure out how to get the first 15. What is 15/5 = ?

OpenStudy (shaleiah):

3

Directrix (directrix):

So, the general term is 3 * 5 raised to the x power.

Directrix (directrix):

I realize that you didn't have to get the formula but it seemed good to have it to show that each term is 5 times the previous term.

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