In an exponential function, f(x)=b^x, b is not allowed to be 1 explain why this restriction exists?

That is because b to any power = 1,

1^1 = 1, 1^0 = 1   1^0.25 = 1 etc

first, we define the variables:

x: number of years after 1950

f (x): amount of vinyl sold.

then, with the variables defined, we have:

68594 vinyl records were sold in 1958 > f (8) = 68594

91299 vinyl records were sold in 1961 > f (11) = 91299

38720 vinyl records were sold in 1952 > f (2) = 38720

161743 vinyl records were sold in 1967 > f (17) = 161743

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