Explain what 4 raised to the second power mean

Atype of plant is introduced into an ecosystem and quickly begins to take over. a scientist counts the number of plants after mmonths and develops the equation p(m)= 19.3(1.089)^m to model the situation. most recently, the scientist counted 138 plants.assuming there are no limiting factors to the growth of the plants, about how many months have passed since the plants werefirst introduced? a)o 6.1b)0.6.6c)10 72d)o 23.1

Aright triangle has an area of 21 m2. the dimensions of the triangle are increased by a scale factor of 4. what is the area of the new triangle

Two farmers pay a total rent of $140 for a pasture. the first farmer placed $4 oxen in the pasture, and the second farmer placed $30 sheep in the pasture. the farmers split the rent based on the proportion of the pasture eaten by their own animals that month. how much should the first farmer pay, if 1 ox eats as much as 10 sheep in a month?