<span>The answer is (x</span>¹⁰<span>y</span>¹⁴<span>)/729.
Explanation:
We can begin simplifying inside the innermost parentheses using the properties of exponents. The power of a power property says when you raise a power to a power, you multiply the exponents. This gives us
[(3</span>³<span>x</span>³<span>y</span>⁻¹⁵<span>)/(x</span>⁸<span>y</span>⁻⁸<span>)]</span>⁻²<span>.
Negative exponents tell us to "flip" sides of the fraction, so within the parentheses we have
[(3</span>³<span>x</span>³<span>y</span>⁸<span>)/(x</span>⁸<span>y</span>¹⁵<span>)]</span>⁻²<span>.
Using the quotient property, we subtract exponents when dividing powers, which gives us
(3</span>³<span>/x</span>⁵<span>y</span>⁷<span>)</span>⁻²<span>.
Evaluating 3</span>³<span>, we have
(27/x</span>⁵<span>y</span>⁷<span>)</span>⁻²<span>.
Using the power of a power property again, we have
27</span>⁻²<span>/x</span>⁻¹⁰<span>y</span>⁻¹⁴<span>.
Flipping the negative exponents again gives us x</span>¹⁰<span>y</span>¹⁴<span>/729.</span>
The equation in y = mx+b form is y = -450x+2745
where,
x = number of hours that have passed by
y = distance to destination in miles
The y intercept is 2745 since this is the initial starting y value, aka the starting distance. Therefore b = 2745.
The slope is -450 or -450/1 since for each hour, the distance goes down by 450. You can think of it as
slope = (change in y)/(change in x)
slope = (change in distance)/(change in time)
slope = (-450 miles)/(1 hour)
slope = -450
0.62068966 or 18/29 depending on how you want to set it up.
Root are also known as what x is equal to. So, to find x you would need to set (x-4)=0 and (x+7)=0
X=4. X=-7
