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Simplify 3^-6*(3^4/3^0)^2

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Answer:

Thhe simplified form of the expression is 9

Indices are expressed as power or exponent which is raised to a number or a variable.

According to the law of indices

\begin{gathered}a^n \times a^m = a^{n+m}\\a^n \div a^m = a^{n-m}\end{gathered}

a

n

×a

m

=a

n+m

a

n

÷a

m

=a

n−m

Given the expression

3^{-6} \times (\dfrac{3^4}{3^0} )^23

−6

×(

3

0

3

4

)

2

This can also be expressed as:

\begin{gathered}=\dfrac{1}{3^6} \times (\frac{3^4}{1})^2 \ (3^0 =1)\\= \dfrac{1}{3^6} \times 3^8\\=\dfrac{3^8}{3^6}\\=3^{8-6}\\=3^2\\=9\\\end{gathered}

=

3

6

1

×(

1

3

4

)

2

(3

0

=1)

=

3

6

1

×3

8

=

3

6

3

8

=3

8−6

=3

2

=9

This shows that the simplified form of the expression is 9

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