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: 17

Answer

$\dfrac{b^{6}}{a^{4}}$

Work Step by Step

Using the laws of exponents, the given expression, $ \dfrac{1}{a^2b^{-3}}\left( a^2b^{-3} \right)^{-1} ,$ is equivalent to \begin{align*} & \dfrac{1}{a^2b^{-3}}\left( a^{2(-1)}b^{-3(-1)} \right) &\text{ (use $(a^x)^y=a^{xy}$)} \\\\&= \dfrac{1}{a^2b^{-3}}\left( a^{-2}b^{3} \right) \\\\&= \dfrac{a^{-2}b^{3}}{a^2b^{-3}} \\\\&= a^{-2-2}b^{3-(-3)} &\left(\text{use }\dfrac{a^x}{a^y}=a^{x-y}\right) \\\\&= a^{-2-2}b^{3+3} \\\\&= a^{-4}b^{6} \\\\&= \dfrac{b^{6}}{a^{4}} &\left(\text{use }a^{-x}=\dfrac{1}{a^{x}}\right) .\end{align*} Hence, the simplified form of the given expression is $ \dfrac{b^{6}}{a^{4}} $.
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