Graph the function y=3(5)^x

. What is the y-value if x=−6
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1 answer

To find the y-value of the function \( y = 3(5)^x \) when \( x = -6 \), we can substitute \(-6\) for \( x \) in the function.

\[ y = 3(5)^{-6} \]

Calculating \( (5)^{-6} \):

\[ (5)^{-6} = \frac{1}{(5)^6} \]

Now calculating \( (5)^6 \):

\[ (5)^6 = 15625 \]

Therefore,

\[ (5)^{-6} = \frac{1}{15625} \]

Now substituting back into the equation to find \( y \):

\[ y = 3 \cdot \frac{1}{15625} = \frac{3}{15625} \]

So, when \( x = -6 \), the y-value is:

\[ y = \frac{3}{15625} \]

Thus, the point is \((-6, \frac{3}{15625})\). If you require a decimal value,

\[ \frac{3}{15625} \approx 0.000192 \]

So the final answer is:

\(-6, \frac{3}{15625}\) or approximately \(-6, 0.000192\).