College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter P, Prerequisites - Section P.3 - Integer Exponents and Scientific Notation - P.3 Exercises - Page 23: 32

Answer

$\textbf{(a)}\hspace{0.7cm}\dfrac{a^2}{4b^3}$ $\textbf{(b)}\hspace{0.9cm}\dfrac{25x^{4}}{y^2}$ $\textbf{(c)}\hspace{0.9cm}\dfrac{y^3}{18z^3}$

Work Step by Step

Use that: (1) $(ab)^m=a^mb^m $ (2) $(a^m)^n=a^{mn} $ (3) $a^{-m}=\dfrac{1}{a^m} $ (4) $\dfrac{a^m}{a^n}=a^{m-n}, \hspace{0.5cm} a\ne0 $ (5) $a^m.a^n=a^{m+n} $ $\textbf{(a)}\hspace{0.9cm}\dfrac{\frac{1}{2}a^{-3}b^{-4}}{2a^{-5}b^{-1}}=\dfrac{\frac{1}{2}}{2}.\dfrac{a^{-3}}{a^{-5}}.\dfrac{b^{-4}}{b^{-1}}=\dfrac{1}{4}.a^{-3-(-5)}.b^{-4-(-1)}=\dfrac{1}{4}a^2b^{-3}=\dfrac{a^2}{4b^3}$ $\textbf{(b)}\hspace{0.9cm}\bigg(\dfrac{x^2y}{5x^4}\bigg)^{-2}=\bigg(\dfrac{5x^4}{x^2y}\bigg)^2=\dfrac{(5x^4)^2}{(x^2y)^2}=\dfrac{25x^8}{x^4y^2}=\dfrac{25x^{8-4}}{y^2}=\dfrac{25x^{4}}{y^2}$ $\textbf{(c)}\hspace{0.9cm}\bigg(\dfrac{2y^{-1}z}{z^2}\bigg)^{-1}\bigg(\dfrac{y}{3z^2}\bigg)^2=\bigg(2y^{-1}z^{-1}\bigg)^{-1}\bigg(\dfrac{y}{3z^2}\bigg)^2=\frac{1}{2}yz\bigg(\dfrac{y^2}{3^2(z^2)^2}\bigg)=\frac{1}{2}\bigg(\dfrac{y^3}{9z^3}\bigg)=\dfrac{y^3}{18z^3}$
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