Functions can be represented using equations, graphs and tables.
The function is given as:
When l = 1, we have:
When l = 2, we have:
When l = 3, we have:
When l = 4, we have:
Represent the above results as a table, we have:
<u>l a(l)</u>
1 0.5
2 2.0
3 4.5
4 8.0
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Start by distributing the exponent to each of the terms in . This will become
, and
. Now, the expression is:
.
We can now simplify the bottom to read: because when multiplying variables raised to an exponent, we add the exponents. The expression now looks like:
The 2/8 simplifies to 1/4:
Now, we have two u terms on the top and bottom. When dividing variables raised to an exponent, we subtract the exponents. However, since 3-5=-2, the term will be on the bottom to avoid the negative exponent. The final answer is:
Hope this makes sense!!