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which shows how to find the value of this expression when x-2 and y=5
(3 {x}^(3) {y}^{ - 2)2

User Masoud Bimar
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Here we have the expression:


(3x^3y^(-2))^2

We want to find its value when x = -2 and y = 5. For this, we could replace the value of each variable:


(3\cdot(-2)^3(5)^(-2))^2

Remember that:


\begin{gathered} (-2)^3=(-2)(-2)(-2)=-8 \\ \\ (5)^(-2)=(1)/(5^2)=(1)/(25) \end{gathered}

Replacing these values:


(3\cdot(-8)((1)/(25)))^2=(-(24)/(25))^2=(576)/(625)=0.9216

Which is the same that:


(3^2(-2)^6)/(5^4)

So the correct option is A.

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