What is ((8m^5n^7)/(2mn^5))^3?

2 Answers
Mar 26, 2018

64m^12n^6

Explanation:

Just Use Laws of Indices and you're done.

We have,

color(white)(xx)((cancel8^4 xxm^5n^7)/(cancel2xxmn^5))^3

= ((4m^5n^7)/(mn^5))^3

= (4m^5n^7)^3/(mn^5)^3 [As (a/b)^m = a^m/b^m]

= (64m^15n^21)/(m^3n^15) [As (a^m)^n = a^(mn)]

= 64m^15n^21 xx m^-3n^-15 [As a^-m = 1/a^m]

= 64 xx m^(15 +(-3)) n^(21 +(-15)) [As a^(m+n) = a^m xx a^n]

= 64 xx m^12 n^6 = 64m^12n^6

Hence Explained.

Mar 26, 2018

color(blue)(=> (64 m^12 n^6)

Explanation:

"Given : " ((8m^5n^7)/(2 m n^5))^3

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=> ((2^3 m^5 n^7)/(2 m n^5))

=> (2^(3-1) * m^(5-1) * n^(7-5))^3, "color(red)(as ( a^m / a^n = a^(m-n))

=> (2^2 * m^4 * n^2)^3

color(blue)(=> (2^6 m^12 n^6), color(red)("as "( (a^m)^n = a^(mn))

color(blue)(=> 64m^(12)n^6, " as (" 2^6 = 64)