I was constructing towers as you see below. I noticed that each time I made the tower higher, I had to add more blocks on the
sides to stabilize the structure. I would like to know how many
cubes I will need to build a 5-block high tower and a 10-block
high tower. Generalize, if you can, on how many blocks I will
need for any size tower?

is there an equation for this or simple math?

5 Blocks=4 blocks (on sides) 10 Blocks=9 blocks (on sides)

Step-by-step explanation:

You subtract one set of blocks (on sides) each time. That's it! Hope this helps!

options a,b,c are the right answer.

step-by-step explanation:

a linear parent function is always represented as y = x

if we write this function in the form of y=mx+c

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or  

now if we plot a graph we will find these characteristics:

1) y intercept of the graph is zero so its a straight line passing through origin.

2) as we can see in both the forms of function written, values of x and y may be either positive or negative for the positive slope means points on the graph are either in first quadrant or in third one.

3) it's slope is one.