document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=30946>Question 30946</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Choose the ordered pair(s) below that satisfy the function y=3^x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. {1/2,-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. (-1,1/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. (-2, 1/9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. (0, -3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E. both b and c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #17740 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=17740\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The answers given in options A,B,C,D and E are of the form (X,Y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So all you have to do is replace these options in the given question and see if they satisfy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for e.g. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option A is (1/2 ,- 3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So substituting this in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+3%5Ex ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+3%5Ex\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3=+3%5E%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3=+3%5E%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "which we know is not True<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so Option A is not an answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check option B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3+=+3%5E%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3+=+3%5E%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "By Law of Indices <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X%5E%28-1%29+=+1%2FX ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X%5E%28-1%29+=+1%2FX\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we get <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3+=+1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3+=+1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which we know is True<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Option B is a definite answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you check for the other options? </SPAN>\n" );
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