Q. Simplify the following expression to simplest form using only positive exponents.(125x3y−6)31Answer:
Understand and Apply Cube Root: Understand the expression and apply the cube root.We have the expression (125x3y−6)31. The cube root of a number or variable is the same as raising that number or variable to the power of 31. We will apply this to each part of the expression inside the parentheses.
Apply Cube Root to Components: Apply the cube root to each part of the expression.(125x3y−6)(1)/(3) can be broken down into the cube root of each component: the cube root of 125, the cube root of x3, and the cube root of y−6.The cube root of 125 is 5, because 53=125.The cube root of x3 is x, because (x3)(1/3)=x(3∗(1/3))=x(1)=x.The cube root of y−6 is 1251, because 1252.
Combine Results: Combine the results.Combining the results from Step 2, we get:5×x×y−2.
Rewrite with Positive Exponents: Rewrite the expression with only positive exponents.Since we want the expression in simplest form with only positive exponents, we need to address the negative exponent on y. To make the exponent positive, we can rewrite y−2 as 1/(y2).So, the expression becomes:5×x×(1/(y2)).
Simplify Expression: Simplify the expression.The expression 5×x×(y21) is already simplified, but we can write it more conventionally as:y25x.
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