Suppose the equation, y = 1600(1.03)x, represent the average cost of an education in a private college in 1992, where x stands for the number of years after 1992. What is the cost in 1992 (x = 0)?

$0

$1,616

$1,600

$3,200

Question

Suppose the equation, y = 1600(1.03)x, represent the average cost of an education in a private college in 1992, where x stands for the number of years after 1992. What is the cost in 1992 (x = 0)?

		
$0
 		
$1,616
 		
$1,600
 		
$3,200

anonymous · Answer

Is that supposed to be:
$$y=1600(1.03)^{x}$$

anonymous · Answer

it's like everybody is getting this question.... what can you tell me about $\large (any.number)^0 $ = ???

anonymous · Answer

@wired yes

anonymous · Answer

how 'bout my question.. can you answer my question?

anonymous · Answer

do you have a calculator?

anonymous · Answer

no idk your questions and no i dont have calculator only on my phone

anonymous · Answer

maybe u should put your phone down and use the computer's calculator....

precal · Answer

phones have built in calculators as well

anonymous · Answer

yeah I just dont know what @dpaInc means when he says whats this (any.number)^0

anonymous · Answer

oh sorry.. how can i be clearer?

precal · Answer

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it is a property you should know from the laws of exponents but x can not be 0

anonymous · Answer

since this is an exponential function, you obviously have had the properties of exponents... this is one of the most basic... any number raised to the zero power is....

precal · Answer

wow is it just us?

anonymous · Answer

lol....:)

anonymous · Answer

only realized that now....

anonymous · Answer

oh okay i see what your saying @precal

precal · Answer

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