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: 18

Answer

$\dfrac{t^{4}}{rs^{2}}$

Work Step by Step

Using the laws of exponents, the given expression, $ \left( \dfrac{r^{-1}s^2t^{-3}}{r^{-2}s^0t^1}\right)^{-1} ,$ is equivalent to \begin{align*} & \dfrac{r^{-1(-1)}s^{2(-1)}t^{-3(-1)}}{r^{-2(-1)}s^{0(-1)}t^{1(-1)}} &\left(\text{use }(a^x)^y=a^{xy}\right) \\\\&= \dfrac{r^{1}s^{-2}t^{3}}{r^{2}s^{0}t^{-1}} \\\\&= r^{1-2}s^{-2-0}t^{3-(-1)} &\left(\text{use }\dfrac{a^x}{a^y}=a^{x-y}\right) \\\\&= r^{-1}s^{-2}t^{4} \\\\&= \dfrac{t^{4}}{r^{1}s^{2}} &\left(\text{use }a^{-x}=\dfrac{1}{a^{x}}\right) \\\\&= \dfrac{t^{4}}{rs^{2}} .\end{align*} Hence, the simplified form of the given expression is $ \dfrac{t^{4}}{rs^{2}} $.
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