SOLUTION: Given f(x)=3^x, which statement is true? a) f(x+y)=f(x)+(y) b) f(x+y)=f(x)f(y) c) f(xy)=f(x)+f(y) d) f(x/y)=f(x-y)

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Question 132651: Given f(x)=3^x, which statement is true?
a) f(x+y)=f(x)+(y)
b) f(x+y)=f(x)f(y)
c) f(xy)=f(x)+f(y)
d) f(x/y)=f(x-y)

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember if you have something like it decomposes to . So this shows us that b) is the solution since

So the statement b) f(x+y)=f(x)f(y) is a true statement

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