A: 2x + 8y = 5 b: x + 9y = 10 to solve this system of equations by elimination, what could you multiply equation b by if you want to add the equations together and have a resulting equation with only the y-variable (the x-variable is eliminated)? a) −2 b) 2 c) − 1 2 d) 1 2

b. 6

step-by-step explanation:

we are given the table representing an exponential function.

we can see from the table that, as x is increasing, the value of y is increasing in the power of 6.

i.e. the following relation is obtained,

x = 1, y = 6

x = 2, y = 36 =

x = 3, y = 216 =

x = 4, y = 1296 =

x = 5, y = 7776 =

so, the geometric series obtained is .

thus, the common ratio is given by = = 6.

hence, the common ratio is 6.