Q. Simplify. Express your answer using positive exponents.(2y)(y5)6y
Write Expression, Identify Like Terms: Write down the given expression and identify like terms. The given expression is 2y(y5)6y. We can see that there are like terms in the numerator and the denominator that can be simplified.
Simplify Coefficients, Cancel Terms: Simplify the coefficients and cancel out common terms.We can simplify the coefficients by dividing 6 by 2, which gives us 3. We can also cancel out the common y term in the numerator and one y term in the denominator.2y(y5)6y=y53
Use Exponent Laws, Simplify: Simplify the expression using the laws of exponents.Since we have y in the denominator with an exponent of 5, we can write the expression as:(y5)3=3y−5We express the answer using positive exponents.
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