Point A is at (-2,-7). Find the new coordinates of point A after it is translated 5 units right and 2 units down.
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9514 1404 393
Answer:
a) x = -3
b) 1/250
Step-by-step explanation:
The applicable rule of exponents is ...
a^-b = 1/a^b
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a) It is helpful to know that 216 = 6^3.* Then you would realize that ...
If you don't know that, then you can solve the equation using logarithms. Taking the log of both sides, you have ...
x·log(6) = log(1/216)
x = log(1/216)/log(6) = -3
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b)
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* This would be on your list of cubes of small integers that you might want to memorize, along with squares of numbers less than 20.