Answer:
where 
.
The number of players compete in round 7 will be 4.
Step-by-step explanation:
The number of players in a tennis tournament is reduced by half (50%) after every round. In round 1 there are 256 players, in round 2 there are 128 players, and so on.
So, the number of players is multiplied by 
gives the number of players in the next round.
Therefore, the explicit function of number of players in nth round is given by
where .
Therefore, the number of players compete in round 7 will be 
. (Answer)
Answer:
The equation is following the mathematical rule of multiplying exponents.
Step-by-step explanation:
As an example to back up the answer, when you have half of a dollar, that is $0.50, if you took a half (1/2) of $0.50 that would be one fourth (1/4) of a dollar, but half of 50 cents ($0.50) A similar thing is happening with this problem. When you have two numbers (2 and 4) when you multiply them together, they equal to eight (8) for this problem, when you multiply two exponents together, you are raising the coefficient (a real number like 6) to the power of 2, and then taking that number and multiplying it by the power of 4. This is similar to the half of 50 cents, is equal to 1/4 of dollar ($0.25)
Hope this helps explain multiplying exponents together, and the mathematical rule behind it.
Answer is .5
move decimal place 2 places right
