College Algebra (11th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321671791
ISBN 13: 978-0-32167-179-0

Chapter R - Section R.6 - Rational Exponents - R.6 Exercises - Page 57: 80

Answer

$2z-z^{3/2} -z^{2}$

Work Step by Step

$\begin{array}{ l l } \begin{array}{l} =( 2z^{1/2}\left( z^{1/2} -z\right) +z\left( z^{1/2} -z\right)\\ =2z^{1/2} z^{1/2} -2z^{1/2} z+zz^{1/2} -zz\\ \\ \end{array} & \mathrm{Apply\ the\ distributive\ property}\\ =2z^{1/2+1/2} -2z^{1/2+2/2} +z^{1/2+2/2} -z^{1+1} & \begin{array}{l} \mathrm{Apply\ the\ rule}\\ a^{b} \cdot a^{c} =a^{b+c} \end{array}\\ & \\ =2z^{2/2} -2z^{3/2} +z^{3/2} -z^{2} & \mathrm{Add\ fractions.}\\ & \\ =2z-z^{3/2} -z^{2} & \mathrm{Simplify.} \end{array}$
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