When x=1, y=5, when x=2, y=9, when x=3, y=13, and so on. What is the value of y, when x=10?
Solution:
We know that the difference between y and x is 4, as we can see in our pattern. But, if we look more closely, we can see that 4x+1=y. (1*4+1, 2*2+1=5, 3*4+1=13, and so on). So, to find y when x=10, we simply do 4(10)+1=\(\boxed{41}\)
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