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OpenStudy (leenathan):

help plz

OpenStudy (leenathan):

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OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Please consider exponent rules. Multiply all the inside exponents by that "-2".

OpenStudy (leenathan):

wait let me write it out

OpenStudy (leenathan):

\[(\frac{ xy^3 }{ x^-4y^4 }) ^-2\]

OpenStudy (leenathan):

\[xy^3 \]*\[^-2\]

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Okay, that's what we already saw. Now, use the exponent rules.

OpenStudy (leenathan):

3*-2 right?

OpenStudy (leenathan):

or 3+-2

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

I'll do the numerator \(\left(xy^{3}\right)^{-2} = x^{1\cdot (-2)}y^{3\cdot (-2)} = x^{-2}y^{-6}\) Multiply each interior exponent by that exterior exponent. You do the denominator.

OpenStudy (leenathan):

OK SO \[X^-4 *-2\]=8 then \[y^4*-2\]=-8

OpenStudy (leenathan):

right?

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Try again, (-4)*(-2) = +8

OpenStudy (leenathan):

ohhhhh ops

OpenStudy (leenathan):

i forgot the - part

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Still "A", though. Notice B and D. If we multiply everything by -2, EVERY exponent must be a multiple of 2. You can throw out B and D immediately.

OpenStudy (leenathan):

thanks can you help me on another?

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Sure. Start a new thread, please. Close this one.

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