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Question 1028725: How do you change (-2/rad x) into exponents? Like for example, you can change 1/x to equal x^-1
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Question 1028852: Hello, I need help with this problem:
"If 4x - 4y = 2, what is the value of ?"
I reduced the bases to:

but am unsure of what to do next.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Question 1028966: Which set contains the solutions of the equation
X(x-3)+2(x-3)=0
1: (-2,3)
2: (2,-3)
3: (2,3)
4: (-2,-3)

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Question 1029041: H=16s^2+75s+6 how to solve
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Question 1029422: Find the prime factorization of 243. Use exponents in your answer when it's possible. I need to be shown how to do this.
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Question 1030427: (-5x)to the 3rd power (3x to the 6th power)
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Question 1030451: 2/3 to the 2nd power

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Question 1031655: Find the exponential function which passes through points (0,1) and (2,16).
A. x^2
B. x4^x
C. 2^x
D. 4^x
E. 4^2^x
F. None of the above
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Question 1031915: Choose and produce an equivalent form of an expression and understand the properties the quantity represents.
15. Your friend, Sara, missed school yesterday. Your teacher went over how to solve a function by factoring. Explain to Sara how to solve the two functions below by factoring. (show work)
f(x) = 2x2 � 5x � 7
f(x) = 2x2 � 32
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Question 1032056: What's 4-3[4-2(6-3)]/2
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Question 1032222: (6-5) to the 8th power (1+0) to the 10th power
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Question 1032435: what is the value of 21 to the second power???

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Question 1032668: A student factored as what went wrong?
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Question 1032754:
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Question 1032983: A colony of bacteria is growing exponentially according to the function below, where t is in hours. What will the approximate number of bacteria be after 8 hours?
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Question 1033264: X+2=0
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Question 1033651: solve the equation 3^2x = 2^x-1. round your answer to 3 decimal places
please show me how to work this out because I am stuck
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Question 1033809: Change the exponential expression to an equivalent expression involving a logarithm.
ex = 25

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Question 1033809: Change the exponential expression to an equivalent expression involving a logarithm.
ex = 25

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Question 1034021: A fossilized leaf contains 12% of its normal amount of carbon 14. How old is the fossil (to the nearest year)? Use 5600 years as the half-life of carbon 14.
a. 1031
b. 17,099
c. 20,040
d. 36,108

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Question 1034020: Find the amount that results from the investment.
$1,000 invested at 9% compounded annually after a period of 8 years.
a. $1828.04
b. $1992.56
c. $2171.89
d. $992.56
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Question 1034070: The 7 subsitute players on the basketball team were trying to decide in what order they should sit on the bench during the game. In how many different ways can they arrange themselves from left(next to the coach) to right ( at the end of the bench)?
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Question 1034180: find 3 consecutive numbers whose integers sum up to 42
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Question 1034223: a bag contains 10 red balls 15 green balls and 5 purple balls if two balls are chosen at random without replacement what is the probability that neither of the balls are red?
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Question 1034351: Write this expression with a positive exponent and then simplify.
(3a)^-1
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Question 1034361: Can you come up with an example that demonstrates a property of powers?
Ty
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Question 1034729: How do I solve 6x^1/3 (x^2/3 + x^1/6)
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Question 1035343: Answer for this equation. Trying to help my sister and we are debating the answer here. Thank you!
(6y^3)^2 times y^2
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Question 1035683: evaluate the expression b^3 * b^4 when b=2
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Question 1036427: 〖〖(〖2^((-2))〗^((-2)) )^((-2))〗^((-2))〗^2
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Question 1036472: Solve for x 3^x+1 - 4 + 1/3^x =0
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Question 1036472: Solve for x 3^x+1 - 4 + 1/3^x =0
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Question 1036801: Saying that 4 < rad x <9 is equivalent t saying what about x? May you explain as well?
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Question 1036800: Saying that 4 < rad x is equivalent t saying what about x? May you explain as well?

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Question 1037110: I've been looking at this question for the past 15 minutes and am having no luck.
8(2^(x+1)) = 2 sqrt(2^x)
Thank you for the help!
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Question 1037346: what is the product of 20 and 12

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Question 1037374: 10x6th power+8x 4th power over 2x squared

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Question 1037640: X^8=36x^6
Solve for all real solutions
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Question 1038030: Determine a value of b for which b^1/6 is an integer.
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Question 1038123: Solve the equation for the variable x. The constant a represents a positive real number.
x^4-17ax^2+16a^2=0
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Question 1038121: Find all real solutions of the equation.
x^3-6x^2+x-6=0
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Question 1038125: Solve the inequality for x, assuming that a,b,and c are positive constants.
a < or = bx+c < 2a
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Question 1038200: if p, q, r, and s are positive prime numbers,
and (q^3p^2)/r^2 = s^n, what is the value of of n?

thanks,
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Question 1037372: The count of bacteria in a culture was 200 after 2 hours and 24,000 after 8 hours. What is the
relative growth rate of the bacteria population, as a percentage?
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