Answer:
The simplified expression is 16^-1/6
Step-by-step explanation:.
16^5/4•16^1 /4/ (16^1/2)^2
The dot means multiplication. The expression is rewritten as
16^5/4 × 16^1/4 / (16^1/2)^2
Recall the following rules of indices
1) y^a × y^b = y^(a+b)
2) (y^a)^b = y^ab
y^b/ y^a = y^(b-a)
Applying these rules of indices
16^5/4 × 16^1/4= 16^((5/4×1/4) = 16^((5/16)
(16^1/2)^2= 16^ 1/2×2 = 16^1 = 16
Therefore
16^5/4 × 16^1/4 / (16^1/2)^2
= 16^(5/16) /16
=16^(5/6) × 16^-1
= 16^ (5/6)-1
= 16^-1/6)
,The simplified expression is 16^-1/6