College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter P - Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts of Algebra - Exercise Set P.2 - Page 34: 113

Answer

$\frac{x^{18} y^{6}}{4}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{{({2^{-1}}{x^{-2} {y^{-1}}})}^{-2}{({2}{x^{-4} {y^{3}}})}^{-2}{({16}{x^{-3} {y^{3}}})}^{0}}{(2 x^{-3} y ^ {-5})^2}$ When a product is raised to an exponent, raise each factor to that exponent. Remember, any non-zero base raised to the power of zero equals one. = $ \frac{(2^{ (-1 \times -2)} \times x^{ (-2 \times -2)} \times y^{ (-1 \times -2)}) \times (2^{ ( -2)} \times x^{ (-4 \times -2)} \times y^{ (3 \times -2)}) \times (16^{ (0)} \times x^{ (-3 \times 0)} \times y^{ (3\times 0)})}{(2^{ 1\times 2)} \times x^{ (-3 \times 2)} \times y^{ (-5\times 2)})}$ = $\frac{( 2^{2} \times x^{4} \times y^{2} ) \times( 2^{-2} \times x^{8} \times y^{-6} ) \times 1}{( 2^{2} \times x^{-6} \times y^{-10} )}$ Group like terms. = $( \frac{ 2^{2} \times 2^{-2}}{2^{2}})( \frac{ x^{4} \times x^{8}}{x^{-6}})( \frac{ y^{2} \times y^{-6}}{y^{-10}})$ When multiplying exponential expression with the same non-zero base add the exponents. Use this sum as the exponent of the common base. = $( \frac{ 2^{2 + (-2) } }{2^{2}})( \frac{ x^{(4 + 8)} }{x^{-6}})( \frac{ y^{(2 +(-6))} }{y^{-10}})$ = $( \frac{ 2^{0} }{2^{2}})( \frac{ x^{12)} }{x^{-6}})( \frac{ y^{-4)} }{y^{-10}})$ When dividing exponential expressions with the same non-zero base, subtract the exponent in the denominator from the exponent in the numerator. Use this difference as the exponent of the common base. = $ 2^{(0-2)} \times x^{(12-(-6))} \times y^{(-4-(-10))} $ = $ 2^{(-2)} \times x^{(12+6)} \times y^{(-4+10)} $ = $ 2^{-2} \times x^{18} \times y^{6} $ = $ 2^{-2} x^{18} y^{6} $ When an exponent is negative, write the expression as a fraction and move the base from the numerator to the denominator (or vise-versa) and make the exponent positive. = $\frac{{x^{18} y^{6}}}{2^{2}}$ = $\frac{{x^{18} y^{6}}} {4}$
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