Definition of a power function :
\Power function of the form , where
is a real constant and
is a natural number.
The graph of the power function passes through the points and
.
Consider .
Rewrite the function as .
Since the function passes through the point , substitute
in the above function.
Since the function passes through the point , substitute
in the above function.
Substitute the value of in above equation.
Substitute the values of and
in
.
Thus, the power function is .
The power function is .