SOLUTION: If i had an equation to y=ab to the x, and it went to -1=(-3)b to the -1, what would b end up being??

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Question 273795: If i had an equation to y=ab to the x, and it went to -1=(-3)b to the -1, what would b end up being??
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-1=-3b%5E%28-1%29 Start with the given equation.


%28-1%29%2F%28-3%29=b%5E%28-1%29 Divide both sides by -3


1%2F3=b%5E%28-1%29 Reduce.


1%2F3=1%2Fb%5E1 Rewrite b%5E%28-1%29 as 1%2Fb%5E1


1%2F3=1%2Fb Simplify


b=3 Cross multiply.


So the solution is b=3