Answer:
Answer:
Proved (See Explanation)
Step-by-step explanation:
Show that 3ⁿ⁺⁴ - 3ⁿ is divisible by 16.
This is done as follows
From laws of indices;
aᵐ⁺ⁿ = aᵐ * aⁿ.
So, 3ⁿ⁺⁴ can be written as 3ⁿ * 3⁴.
becomes
Factorize
3ⁿ * 5
5(3ⁿ)
<em>The expression can not be further simplified.</em>
<em>However, we can conclude that when 3ⁿ⁺⁴ - 3ⁿ is divisible by 16, because 5(3ⁿ) is a natural whole number as long as n is a natural whole number.</em>
Answers:
f(-3) = -1
f(-1) = 2
f(3) = 5
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Explanations:
Draw a vertical line through -3 on the x axis. Make sure this vertical line crosses the orange graph. Mark this point of intersection and then draw a horizontal line from this point to the y axis. You should find that it touches -1 on the y axis. Check out the attached image to see this process in action.
Those steps basically say that x = -3 leads to y = -1. Since y = f(x), this means f(-3) = -1
Through similar steps, you should find that f(-1) = 2 and f(3) = 5
Note that the open hole/circle does not count. So if you land on an open hole, just keep going until you hit a closed circle on the other piece of the graph.
