Mark M. answered • 10/08/17
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A power function is in the form
f(x) = axn, where a and n are constants.
Is C = 2πr in that form?
Mark M.
C = 2πr does not have a power (exponent)!
It is not a power function. It is a linear function.
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Arturo O.
What is the difference between saying it is a linear function and saying it is a function to the first power?
C(r) = 2πr = 2πr1
a = 2π
x = r
n = 1
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Mark M.
Arturo, just as Aquinas.
Could it be that the first power is the trivial case and is not considered?
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Arturo O.
Mark,
It could be defined that way, but technically, first power is still a power.
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Arturo O.
Yes!
But I hope the students are taught more about how to work with equations than about what to call them.
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Vincent D.
so is a linear function also a power function (to the first power)?? Or do I say it is not a power function and is only a linear function??
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