Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Adding, Subtracting, and Dividing Radical Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 539: 76

Answer

$=-x\sqrt [3] {2xy}$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=\frac{16x^4\sqrt [3] {48x^3y^2}}{8x^3\sqrt [3]{3x^2y}}-\frac{20\sqrt [3]{2x^3y}}{4\sqrt[3] {x^{-1}}}$ Divide the radicands and retain the common index. $=\frac{16x^4}{8x^3}\cdot\sqrt [3] {\frac{48x^3y^2}{3x^2y}}-\frac{20}{4}\sqrt [3]{\frac{2x^3y}{x^{-1}}}$ Divide factors. Subtract exponents on common bases. $=2x^{4-3}\cdot\sqrt [3] {16x^{3-2}y^{2-1}}-5\sqrt [3]{2x^{3+1}y}$ Simplify. $=2x^{1}\cdot\sqrt [3] {16x^{1}y^{1}}-5\sqrt [3]{2x^{4}y}$ $=2x\cdot2\sqrt [3] {2xy}-5x\sqrt [3]{2xy}$ Simplify. $=4x\sqrt [3] {2xy}-5x\sqrt [3]{2xy}$ Apply the distributive property. $=(4x-5x)\sqrt [3] {2xy}$ Simplify. $=-x\sqrt [3] {2xy}$.
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