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Which expression is equivalent to??

Which expression is equivalent to??-example-1
User Adam Casey
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Explanation:

remember the rules about exponents :

a^x × a^y = a^(x + y)

a^x / a^y = a^(x - y)

(a^x)^y = a^(x×y)

a^(-x) = 1/(a^x)

a^(1/x) = xth root of a

an overall exponent always applies to all factors.

so, we have

((3m^(-1) × n²)⁴) / ((2m^(-2) × n)³)

let's start with the top alone first :

((3m^(-1) × n²)⁴) = 3⁴ × m^(-1×4) × n^(2×4) =

= 81 × m^(-4) × n⁸

and now the bottom part :

((2m^(-2) × n)³) = 2³ × m^(-2×3) × n^(1×3) =

= 8 × m^(-6) × n³

now, when we bring them together again as numerator and denominator we see

(81 × m^(-4) × n⁸) / (8 × m^(-6) × n³)

we can do the simplification factor type by factor type :

81/8 is clear, right ?

m^(-4)/m^(-6) = m^(‐4 ‐ -6) = m^(‐4 + 6) = m²

n⁸/n³ = n^(8 - 3) = n⁵

so, the result is

(81/8) × m²n⁵ = 81m²n⁵/8

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