Rewrite Expression: Rewrite the expression to make it clearer.We have the expression: ((6x3/4y−2)/(4x−1/4y−3))−1×((2x3y)/(2xy1/2))2First, we will simplify each part of the expression separately before combining them.
Simplify First Part: Simplify the first part of the expression.We have: ((6x3/4y−2)/(4x−1/4y−3))−1To simplify, we will first deal with the exponents inside the parentheses before applying the outer exponent of −1.
Combine Exponents: Combine the exponents of x and y inside the parentheses.We have: (46)⋅(x43⋅x41)⋅(y−2⋅y3)Simplify the coefficients: (46)=23Combine the exponents of x: x43+41=x44=x1=xCombine the exponents of y: y−2+3=y1=yNow we have: (23)⋅x⋅y
Apply Outer Exponent: Apply the outer exponent of −1 to the simplified expression.We have: ((3/2)⋅x⋅y)−1Taking the reciprocal of the expression: (2/3)⋅x−1⋅y−1
Simplify Second Part: Simplify the second part of the expression.We have: ((2x3y)/(2xy1/2))2First, simplify the expression inside the parentheses.(2/2)⋅(x3/x)⋅(y/y1/2)The coefficients (2/2) cancel out to 1.Combine the exponents of x: x3−1=x2Combine the exponents of y: y1−1/2=y1/2Now we have: (x2⋅y1/2)2
Apply Outer Exponent: Apply the outer exponent of 2 to the simplified expression.We have: (x2⋅y21)2Apply the exponent to both x and y: x2⋅2⋅y(21)⋅2Simplify the exponents: x4⋅y1=x4⋅y
Combine Simplified Expressions: Combine the simplified expressions from Step 4 and Step 6.We have: (32)∗x−1∗y−1∗x4∗yCombine the exponents of x: x−1+4=x3Combine the exponents of y: y−1+1=y0=1 (since any number to the power of 0 is 1)Now we have: (32)∗x3
Write Final Expression: Write the final simplified expression.The final simplified expression is: (32)×x3
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