Question

Which of the following graphs could depict the function f(x)=-m(x+d)^1/5, if both m and d are positive numbers?

Answer 1

here is an example with
\[-2(x+3)^{\frac{1}{5}}\] make sure to choose "real valued plot" in the drop down, so you do not get confused with the complex plot

Answer 2

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=-2%28x%2B3%29^%281%2F5%29

Answer 3

so its a?

Answer 4

i would go with the third one

Answer 5

i see the problem
wolfram stopped at \(-3\) because negative numbers have more than one fifth root, but they have only one real ones, so the graph can exist to the left of \(-3\)

Answer 6

ohhhh makes since. thank you so much!