Answer:
never because you're multiplying the number -2 times so it will be positive only if the variable is positive.
Step-by-step explanation:
what if x=2?
2^-2
=
1
/2*2
=
1
/2^2
=
1
/4 or 0.25
what if x=-5?
-5^-2
=−1*5−2
=−1* 1
/5*5
=
−1
/5*5
=
−1
/5^2
=
−1
/25 or-0.04
n
Answer:
177?
Step-by-step explanation:
the equation describes a horizontal line with a y-intercept of -4. as the line is horizontal, the slope is 0.
For (x, f(x)) = (5, -4), you want to find (x, -1/4·f(x)). That will be
... (5, -1/4·(-4)) = (5, 1)