What is negative five to the third power

Karianne and lucius are analyzing a linear function on a graph. karianne says that unit rate is equal to rate of change, but that slope is calculated differently. lucius says that unit rate, rate of change, and slope are calculated the same way. who is correct? explain your answer.

Match the scale and the actual area to the area of the corresponding scale drawing. scale: 1 inch to 4 feet actual area: 128 square feet scale: 1 inch to 7 feet actual area: 147 square feet scale: 1 inch to 8 feet actual area: 256 square feet scale: 1 inch to 5 feet actual area: 225 square feet area of scale drawing scale and actual area scale drawing area: 3 square inches arrowright scale drawing area: 8 square inches arrowright scale drawing area: 4 square inches arrowright scale drawing area: 9 square inches arrowright

Describe the end behavior of the function below. f(x)=(2/3)^x-2 a. as x increases, f(x) approaches infinity. b. as x decreases, f(x) approaches 2. c. as x increases, f(x) approaches -2. d. as x decreases, f(x) approaches negative infinity.