document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1034609>Question 1034609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For x > 0, which of these statements best describe the graph of y = x^0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is greater than zero and is decreasing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is greater than zero and is increasing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is less than zero and is decreasing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is less than zero and is increasing.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #649275 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=649275\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you might want to look at a few points to see what's happening.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation is y = x^.25.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is the same as y = fourth root of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this can also be written as y = x^(1/4).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let's look at x = 1,2,3,4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 1, y = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when x = 2, y = 1.1892071<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when x = 3, y = 1.316074<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when x = 4, y = 1.4142136\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope between x = 1 and x = 2 is equal to (1.1892071) / 1 = .1892071.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope between x = 2 and x = 3 is equal to (1.316074 - 1.1892071) / 1 = .13268669.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope between x = 3 and x = 4 is equal to (1.4142136 - 1.316074) / 1 = .0981396.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "looks like the slope is greater than zero and it is decreasing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the graph of y = x^.25 is shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can see that the curve of the line rises less quickly as the value of x increases.\r<BR>\n" );
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