Let y=15√x (a) Is this a power function? (YES or NO) If it is a power function, answer the following two questions Power functions can be written as y=kx^p (b) What is k ?   (c) What is pp ?

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Let

y=15√x

(a) Is this a power function?

(YES or NO)
If it is a power function, answer the following two questions
Power functions can be written as y=kx^p
(b) What is k ?

 

(c) What is pp ?

 
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given  y=15xaccording to power function definition, a single term function made up of a real number , a cofficient  and a variable raised to a fixed real value is called power function power function form is f(x)=kxp

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