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Describe how you would simplify the given expression.
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Q:
Describe how you would simplify the given expression.
Accepted Solution
A:
Deal with the expression in the parentheses first.
20 / 5 = 4
x^5 / x^-3 = x^8
y^2/y^7 = y^-5 so we have
(4x^8 y^-5)^-3
= 1/64 * x^-24 y^15 which can be written as:_
y^15
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64 x^24