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OpenStudy (marcoreus11):

anyone know how to do this?

OpenStudy (marcoreus11):

OpenStudy (sshayer):

\[\frac{ x ^{-a} }{ x ^{-b} }=\frac{ x^b }{ x^a }\]

OpenStudy (sshayer):

\[\frac{ x^a }{ x^b }=x ^{a-b}\]

OpenStudy (marcoreus11):

@sshayer I am a bit confused

OpenStudy (sshayer):

\[4^{-3}=\left( 2^2 \right)^{-3}=2^{-6}\]

OpenStudy (sshayer):

let me know where is the difficulty.

OpenStudy (marcoreus11):

so we got 2^-6 what di we do with that?

OpenStudy (sshayer):

\[x^a*x^b=x ^{a+b}\] \[x^a \times x ^{-b}=x ^{a+(-b)}=x ^{a-b}\]

OpenStudy (sshayer):

\[2^{-6}\times 2^5=?\]

OpenStudy (marcoreus11):

4^-1

OpenStudy (sshayer):

no \[2^{-6+5}=2^{-1}=\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }\]

OpenStudy (marcoreus11):

oh

OpenStudy (sshayer):

now take the case of 5

OpenStudy (marcoreus11):

15^-1

OpenStudy (sshayer):

\[\frac{ 5^4 }{ 5^3 }=5^4 \times 5^{-3}=?\]

OpenStudy (marcoreus11):

5^1

OpenStudy (sshayer):

=5,correct now take the case of 3

OpenStudy (marcoreus11):

3^-2

OpenStudy (sshayer):

\[\frac{ 1 }{ 3^{-2}\times 3^1 }=3^2\times3^{-1}=?\]

OpenStudy (sshayer):

\[3=3^1\]

OpenStudy (marcoreus11):

oh 3 has a one i didnt know that

OpenStudy (marcoreus11):

3^1

OpenStudy (sshayer):

\[3^{2-1}=3^1=3\] correct

OpenStudy (sshayer):

so now we have solved in small portions . Now i will show you to write together. \[\frac{ 4^{-3} }{ 5^3 }*\frac{ 5^4 }{ 3^{-2} }*\frac{ 2^5 }{ 3 }=4^{-3}*5^{-3}*5^4*3^2*2^5*3^{-1}\] \[=\left( 2^2 \right)^{-3}*2^{5}*5^{-3+4}*3^{2-1}\] \[=2^{-6+5}*5^1*3^1=2^{-1}*5*3=\frac{ 5*3 }{ 2 }=\frac{ 15 }{ 2 }\]

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