SOLUTION: I cannot fill out the book infromation because this is an independent study course for college algebra at Brigham Young Univeristy. This is a paper coruse, no book was provided!

Question 30946: I cannot fill out the book infromation because this is an independent study course for college algebra at Brigham Young Univeristy. This is a paper coruse, no book was provided!
Question:
Choose the ordered pair(s) below that satisfy the function y=3^x.
A. {1/2,-3)
B. (-1,1/3)
C. (-2, 1/9)
D. (0, -3)
E. both b and c
Thanks!
Answer by askmemath(368) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The answers given in options A,B,C,D and E are of the form (X,Y)
So all you have to do is replace these options in the given question and see if they satisfy
for e.g.
Option A is (1/2 ,- 3)
So substituting this in

which we know is not True
so Option A is not an answer
Check option B

By Law of Indices
So we get
which we know is True
So Option B is a definite answer
Can you check for the other options?
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