If the rate of change of the graph of a linear equation is 4 and the y-intercept is (0, 8), what is the linear equation that represents the graph?

What is the value of the expression below? (81^2)^1/8

[10 points, algebra 2]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?

Stefano accidentally dropped his sunglasses off the edge of a canyon as he was looking down. the height, h(t), in meters (as it relates to sea level), of the sunglasses after t seconds, is shown in the table. during its descent, the pair of sunglasses passed by a climber in the canyon 6 seconds after stefano dropped them. to the nearest meter, what is difference in elevation between stefano and the climber? 166 meters 176 meters 230 meters 240 meters its b.176 i took the test 166 is wrong and 176 is correct