Explain why |−3| + |9| represents the distance between the points (−3Explain why |−3| + |9| represents the distance between the points (−3, −5) and (9, −5)., −5) and (9, −5).

Here we need to use:

The distance between two points (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) is given by:

Then the distance between:

(-3, -5) and (9, -5) is just:

because both numbers inside the absolute value, we can rewrite it as:

|-3 - 9| = |-3| + |-9| = |-3| + |9| = 12

So, by finding the distance between  (−3, −5) and (9, −5), we got the given expression, in this way we prove that the given expression represents the distance between these points.

the solution of the equation is 2.23 ⇒ answer b

step-by-step explanation:

* lets revise the meaning of exponential function

- the form of the exponential function is y = ab^x, where a ≠ 0, b > 0 ,  

  b ≠ 1, and x is any real number

- it has a constant base b

- it has a variable exponent x

- to solve an exponential equation, take the log or ln of both sides,  

  and solve for the variable

* lets solve the problem

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- the base is 7 and the exponent is x

- insert ㏑ in both sides

∴

- use the rule

∴ x ㏑(7) = ㏑(77)

- to find x divide both sides by ㏑(7)

∴

* the solution of the equation is 2.23 to the nearest 2 decimal places