For this case, we must find an expression equivalent to:
By definition of power properties we have:
Rewriting the previous expression we have:
The "-" are canceled and we take into account that:
So:
According to one of the properties of powers of the same base, we must put the same base and add the exponents:
Answer:
Option B
Given:
The function that represents how the amount of fuel changes as a function of distance flown is
where x represents miles flown, and f(x) represents the amount of fuel remaining.
To find:
The rate of change for this scenario.
Solution:
The slope intercept form of a linear function is
...(i)
Where, m is the slope or rate of change and b is the y-intercept.
We have,
...(ii)
On comparing (i) and (ii), we get
Therefore, the rate of change for this scenario is -0.9. It means, the amount of fuel in the airplane is decreasing by 0.9 gallons per mile.