The general form for an exponential function is \[ y=a \cdot b^{x} \] Within the above equation, the " \( a \) " represents what?

3.18. Determine el máximo comun divisor de los enteros \( 15,18,24 \) y escríbalo como una combinación lineal de \( 15,18,24 \). 3.19. Sea \( a \in \mathbb{Z}^{+} \)tal que \( \operatorname{mcd}(240, a)=1 \), probar que \( 240 \mid a^{4}-1 \).

Find \( x \). \( \frac{x-1}{3}=\frac{5}{x}+1 \) A. 6.36 OR -2.36 (B) 6.36 (C) 5.46 OR 2.36 (D) No real roots

(Express \( \frac{6}{7 h}-\frac{3-4 g}{14 h} \) as a single fraction in its simplest form. Ungkapkan \( \frac{6}{7 h}-\frac{3-4 g}{14 h} \) sebagai pecahan tunggal dalam bentuk termudah.

expunencial \( \left.\left(4^{2}\right)\left(2^{3}\right)^{2 x-5}\right)=8 \)

Find \( n \), \( 3 n-6=18 n^{2} \) A) 0.654 (B) -0.488 (C) 0.654 OR -0.488 (D) No real roots