If a rational exponent represents the cube root of x^m, where m is a positive integer, how does the rational exponent change as m increases?


The rational exponent ______ as m increases.

a. increases

b. decreases

Respuesta :

Answer:

Option B

Increases

Step-by-step explanation:

to solve this problem, let us plug in figures to replace the variables in the equation.

Let y be equals to the rational exponent which represents the cube root of x^m,

The equation is given as y =[tex]\sqrt[3]{x^{m}}[/tex]

let x= 3

and m =, 3, 4, and  5

when m = 3, we have [tex]y =\sqrt[3]{3^{3}} =3[/tex]

when m = 4, we have [tex]y =\sqrt[3]{3^{4}} =4.33[/tex]

when m = 5, we have [tex]y =\sqrt[3]{3^{5}} =6.24[/tex]

As we can see, the values of y are increasing. Hence,  we can say that the value of the rational exponent increases as y increases