Provide an appropriate response.A student claims that since logbx = a is not defined for negative values of x, then a must also not be negative. What is wrong with this statement?

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a is an exponent, and if a positive b is raised to a negative power the result will be positive. So, it is possible that a be negative when x is positive.

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Find the requested composition of functions.Given f(x) =  and g(x) = 8x5, find (g ? f)(x).

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Provide an appropriate response.A small airline has 3 flights, A, B, and C, to each of 3 cities in Colorado. The matrix N represents the number of passengers carried in November, and matrix D represents the number of passengers carried in December. Write a matrix that shows the total number of passengers carried in these two months. N = ; D = 

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Graph the fraction on a number line.

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Describe the shape of the given histogram.

A. Normal B. Right skewed C. Left skewed D. Uniform

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