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Example Question #2 : Simplifying Exponents
Solve for .
First, set up the equation: . Simplifying this result gives .
Example Question #2 : Simplifying Exponents
What is the largest positive integer, , such that is a factor of ?
20
8
5
16
10
16
. Thus, is equal to 16.
Example Question #1 : Simplifying Exponents
Order the following from least to greatest:
In order to solve this problem, each of the answer choices needs to be simplified.
Instead of simplifying completely, make all terms into a form such that they have 100 as the exponent. Then they can be easily compared.
, , , and .
Thus, ordering from least to greatest: .
Example Question #1 : Review And Other Topics
Simplify the expression:
Cannot be simplified
Begin by distributing the exponent through the parentheses. The power rule dictates that an exponent raised to another exponent means that the two exponents are multiplied:
Any negative exponents can be converted to positive exponents in the denominator of a fraction:
The like terms can be simplified by subtracting the power of the denominator from the power of the numerator:
Example Question #1 : Solving And Graphing Exponential Equations
What are the y-intercepts of this equation?
To find the y-intercepts, set the value equal to and solve.
Example Question #1 : Understanding Asymptotes
What are the horizontal asymptotes of this equation?
There are no horizontal asymptotes.
When looking for the horizontal asymptotes, examine the exponents of the variables. Because the variable in the denominator has a higher exponent than the variable in the numerator, the horizontal asymptote will be at .
Example Question #1 : Solving And Graphing Exponential Equations
What are the vertical asymptotes of the equation?
To find the vertical asymptotes, set the denominator equal to zero and solve.
However, we need to rationalize from here. We need to get rid of the cubed root in the denominator.
.
Therefore:
Bring the exponent from the numerator under the radical:
Simplify:
Example Question #2 : Solving And Graphing Exponential Equations
What is the horizontal asymptote of this equation?
There is no horizontal asymptote.
To find the horizontal asymptotes, we compare the exponents of in our fraction. Because the denominator variable's exponent is greater than the numerator variable's exponent, our horizontal asymptote is at .
Example Question #3 : Understanding Asymptotes
What are the vertical asymptotes of the equation?
There are no vertical asymptotes.
To find the vertical asymptotes, we set the denominator equal to zero.
Because the square root only gives us the absolute value, our answer will be:
Example Question #4 : Understanding Asymptotes
What are the horizontal asymptotes of this equation?
There are no horizontal asymptotes.
Since the exponents of the variables in both the numerator and denominator are equal, the horizontal asymptote will be the coefficient of the numerator's variable divided by the coefficient of the denominator's variable.
For this problem, since we have , our asymptote will be .
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