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Algebra 1
Multiplication with rational exponents
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Q.
−
4
x
3
⋅
x
2
y
4
−
2
x
3
y
4
\frac{-4 x^{3} \cdot x^{2} y^{4}}{-2 x^{3} y^{4}}
−
2
x
3
y
4
−
4
x
3
⋅
x
2
y
4
=
Factorize Numerator and Denominator:
First, let's factorize the numerator and the denominator.
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Numerator:
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4
x
3
⋅
x
2
⋅
y
4
=
−
4
x
3
+
2
y
4
=
−
4
x
5
y
4
-4x^{3}\cdot x^{2}\cdot y^{4} = -4x^{3+2}y^{4} = -4x^{5}y^{4}
−
4
x
3
⋅
x
2
⋅
y
4
=
−
4
x
3
+
2
y
4
=
−
4
x
5
y
4
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Denominator:
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2
x
3
y
4
-2x^{3}y^{4}
−
2
x
3
y
4
Simplify by Dividing:
Next, simplify the expression by dividing the numerator by the denominator.
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(
−
4
x
5
y
4
)
/
(
−
2
x
3
y
4
)
=
(
4
/
2
)
⋅
(
x
5
−
3
)
⋅
(
y
4
−
4
)
(-4x^{5}y^{4})/(-2x^{3}y^{4}) = (4/2)\cdot(x^{5-3})\cdot(y^{4-4})
(
−
4
x
5
y
4
)
/
(
−
2
x
3
y
4
)
=
(
4/2
)
⋅
(
x
5
−
3
)
⋅
(
y
4
−
4
)
\newline
=
2
x
2
y
0
= 2x^{2}y^{0}
=
2
x
2
y
0
Further Simplification:
Since
y
0
y^{0}
y
0
equals
1
1
1
, we can simplify further:
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2
x
2
⋅
1
=
2
x
2
2x^{2}\cdot1 = 2x^{2}
2
x
2
⋅
1
=
2
x
2
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