Although this is a true equation, it is not the exponential form of the given equation, in which the base $\displaystyle{b}={2}\usepackage{cmbright}\Huge\$ , the exponent $\displaystyle{y}={3}\usepackage{cmbright}\Huge\$ , and $\displaystyle{x}={8}\usepackage{cmbright}\Huge\$ .