Blake is playing a racing game on his computer. The game tracks the locations of objects using x and y coordinates (see graph be
low). Suddenly, Blake spots a shortcut that would take him straight to the finish line. How much shorter is the shortcut than the normal course?
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Answer:
y is 1/4 when x is -1 if I did interpret your equation right. Please see that I did.
I believe the equation to be . If you meant
, please let me know.
Thanks kindly.
Step-by-step explanation:
If (-1,y) lies on the graph of , then by substitution we have:
.
We just need to simplify to determine y:
Multiply the 2 and -1:
Use reciprocal rule for exponents to get rid of the negative:
just means
:
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