A Second Magnitude Star in Ursa Major Is Brighter Than

question 20

True/False

A second magnitude star in Ursa Major is brighter than a fourth magnitude star in Orion.

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Definitions:

\(4e^x\)

An exponential function where the base is Euler's number (e) multiplied by 4, and \(x\) is the exponent.

Simplify

The process of altering an expression to make it easier to understand or work with, often by reducing it to its simplest form.

Simplify

The process of reducing an expression to its simplest form, making it easier to understand or solve.

\(8^x\cdot 8^{x-1}\)

An expression that can be simplified to \(8^{2x-1}\) using the properties of exponents.