Starting at sea level, a submarine descended at a constant rate to a depth of −4/5 mile relative to sea level in 3 minutes. what was the submarine's depth relative to sea level after the first minute? enter your answer as a fraction, in simplest form, in the box.

Step-by-step explanation:

Starting at sea level, a submarine descended at a constant rate to a depth of −4/5 mile relative to sea level in 3 minutes.

Total time = 3 minutes

We need to find what was the submarine's depth relative to sea level after the first minute,

answer: the correct one is a

step-by-step explanation:

use the power rule  

( a b ) n = a n b n

to distribute the exponent.

apply the product rule to  

3 x 2 y 3 . ( 3 x 2 ) 2 ( y 3 ) 2

apply the product rule to  

3 x 2 . 3 2 ( x 2 ) 2 ( y 3 ) 2

raise  

3

to the power of  

2 . 9 ( x 2 ) 2 ( y 3 ) 2 multiply the exponents in   ( x 2 ) 2

.

apply the power rule and multiply exponents,  

( a m ) n = a m n . 9 x 2 ⋅ 2 ( y 3 ) 2

multiply  

2   by   2 . 9 x 4 ( y 3 ) 2

multiply the exponents in  

( y 3 ) 2 .

apply the power rule and multiply exponents,  

( a m ) n = a m n . 9 x 4 y 3

⋅

2

multiply  

3   by   2 . 9 x 4 y 6

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