Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
This follows the form
[tex]y=a(b)^x[/tex]
where a is the initial value and b is the base with the exponent. Using that information, we can see that the initial value in our function is 1/3. Simplifying the base will take some work. Let's first rewrite this is a radical:
[tex]81^{\frac{3x}{4} }=\sqrt[4]{81^{3x} }[/tex]
Now let's break up 81 into its factors. 81 is 9*9 which is 3*3*3*3. Therefore,
[tex]81=3^4[/tex]
We will use that as a simplification:
[tex]\sqrt[4]{(3^4)^{3x}}[/tex] which simplifies to
[tex]\sqrt[4]{3^{12x}}[/tex]
Rewriting that as an exponent looks like this:
[tex]3^{\frac{12x}{4}}[/tex] which simplifies to
[tex]3^{3x}[/tex]
That's the answer for the second part. The whole exponential equation now is
[tex]f(x)=\frac{1}{3}(3)^{3x}[/tex]
The domain for an exponential function is all real numbers and the range is
y > 0