Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Appendix A - Review - A.1 Algebra Essentials - A.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page A12: 101

Answer

$-\displaystyle \frac{8x^{3}z}{9y}$

Work Step by Step

Apply rule $\quad a^{mn}=(a^{m})^{n}$ , and with $(-2)^{3}=-8 \text{ and } 3^{2}=9$, to obtain $=\dfrac{-8}{9}\cdot\dfrac{x^{4}y^{2}z^{2}}{xy^{3}z}\\ =-\dfrac{8}{9}\cdot\dfrac{x^{4} }{x }\cdot\dfrac{ y^{2} }{ y^{3} }\cdot\dfrac{ z^{2}}{ z}$ Apply rule $\displaystyle \quad \frac{a^{m}}{a^{n}}=a^{m-n}$ to obtain: $=-\displaystyle \frac{8}{9}x^{4-1}y^{2-3}z^{2-1}$ $=-\displaystyle \frac{8}{9}x^{3}y^{-1}z^{1}\quad$ Apply rule $\displaystyle \quad a^{-n}=\frac{1}{a^{n}}$ to obtain: $= -\displaystyle \frac{8x^{3}z}{9y}$
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