Question #bf489

1 Answer
Mar 1, 2017

y=2x+2

Explanation:

Observe that:
Difference in each step for advertising is +2
Difference in each step for revenue is +4

Let the advertising signature be i
Let the ith advertising signature be a_i

color(blue)("Consider the number structure")

a_0->2
a_2->6
a_4->10
a_6->14
a_8->18
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We need to relate i to revenue. a_0->(0-2)+4=2

color(red)(a_0->-2+4=2)
color(red)(a_2->-2+4+4=6)
color(red)(a_4->-2+4+4+4=10)
color(red)(a_6->-2+4+4+4+4=14)
color(red)(a_8->-2+4+4+4+4+4=18)
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Lets try something:

color(red)(a_0->-2+4=2)
color(green)(a_1->-2+4+2=4)
color(red)(a_2->-2+4+2+2=6)
color(green)(a_2->-2+4+2+2+2=8)
color(red)(a_4->-2+4+2+2+2+2=10)
color(green)(a_5->-2+4+2+2+2+2+2=12)
color(red)(a_6->-2+4+2+2+2+2+2+2=14 )
color(green)(a_7->-2+4+2+2+2+2+2+2+2=16)
color(red)(a_8->-2+4+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2=18 )
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This is the same as:
a_0->2=2
a_1->2+2=4
a_2->2+2+2=6
a_3->2+2+2+2=8
a_4->2+2+2+2+2=10
a_5->2+2+2+2+2+2=12
a_6->2+2+2+2+2+2+2=14
a_7->2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2=16
a_8->2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2=18

so any a_i=2(i+1) =2i+2

As this is linear we use the standardised format y=mx+c

Set i=x giving: y=2x+2

I will let you draw the graph