Algebra 2 Common Core

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Chapter 6 - Radical Functions and Rational Exponents - Properties of Exponents - Page 360: 16

Answer

$h$

Work Step by Step

Using the laws of exponents, the given expression, $ \left( \dfrac{1}{h^{-2}} \right)^{-1}\cdot h^3 ,$ is equivalent to \begin{align*} & \dfrac{1}{h^{-2(-1)}}\cdot h^3 &\text{ (use $(a^x)^y=a^{xy}$)} \\\\&= \dfrac{1}{h^{2}}\cdot h^3 \\\\&= \dfrac{h^3}{h^{2}} \\\\&= h^{3-2} &\text{ (use $\dfrac{a^x}{a^y}=a^{x-y}$)} \\\\&= h^{1} \\&= h .\end{align*} Hence, the simplified form of the given expression is $ h $.
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