Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 7 - Exponents and Exponential Functions - Mid-Chapter Quiz - Page 446: 26

Answer

$b^{\frac{11}{9}} c^{\frac{5}{4}}$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=(b^{\frac{2}{3}}\cdot c^{\frac{3}{4}})(b^{\frac{5}{9}}\cdot c^{\frac{1}{2}})$ Clear the parentheses. $=b^{\frac{2}{3}}\cdot b^{\frac{5}{9}}\cdot c^{\frac{3}{4}}\cdot c^{\frac{1}{2}}$ Use power law: $=b^{\left (\frac{2}{3}+\frac{5}{9}\right )}\cdot c^{\left (\frac{3}{4}+\frac{1}{2}\right )}$ $=b^{\frac{6+5}{9}}\cdot c^{\frac{3+2}{4}}$ Simplify. $=b^{\frac{11}{9}} c^{\frac{5}{4}}$.
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