Let y= 2t + 5 be a linear function representing the distance, in feet, from home for an ant t minutes after starting out from a location near its home. What does the number 2 represent in this function?

2 represents the slope

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the linear function representing the distance, in feet, from home for an ant t minutes after starting out from a location near its home expressed as

y = 2t + 5. This function is a linear function of the form y = mx+c where;

m is the slope (change in y with respect to x)

c is the intercept

Comparing this standard equation to y = 2t + 5, we will see that 2 represents the slope m which is change in the distance covered in feet with respect to the time taken

since your problem is x^4 = 81, what you have to undeo is the "to the fourth power" part.

the inverse (opposite operation) of "to the fourth power" is "to the fourth root".

  (x^4) ^ ¼   = 81 ^ ¼  

  81 = 3^4     so (3 ^ 4) ^ ¼   =   3 ^ 1   = 3

by hand: (3 ^ 4) ^ ¼   =   3 ^ (4 x ¼) = 3 ^ 1   = 3   (when you take a power to a power, multiply the exponents.)

or, do it by calculator. one way of finding the fourth root is to use ^ (1/4)

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