Question

What does (1) (9) * equal? Write your answer as a fraction, using the / symbol, like this: 42/53

Answer 1

The exponent of fraction 8/7 is 4, which means 8/7 is multiplied four times. So,

`\begin{gathered} ((8)/(7))^4=(8)/(7)\cdot(8)/(7)\cdot(8)/(7)\cdot(8)/(7) \\ =(8\cdot8\cdot8\cdot8)/(7\cdot7\cdot7\cdot7) \\ =(4096)/(2401) \end{gathered}`

So value of 8/7 with exponent of 4 is 4096/2401.

Answer: 4096/2401