1. The problem is to express and understand the expression "2 times 3 to the power of x". 2. This expression can be written mathematically as $$2 \times 3^x$$. 3. Here, 3 is the base and $x$ is the exponent, meaning 3 is raised to the power of $x$. 4. Then, the result of $3^x$ is multiplied by 2. 5. So the function representing this expression is $$y = 2 \cdot 3^x$$. 6. This is an exponential function scaled by a factor of 2. Final answer: $$y = 2 \cdot 3^x$$