Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Division by a Monomial - Exercise - Page 227: 30

Answer

$$-\frac{2z^2}{3x^3y^2} . $$

Work Step by Step

We divide by the monomial as follows $$ (-144x^2z^3) \div (216x^5y^2z)=\frac{-144x^2z^3}{216x^5y^2z}\\ =\frac{-72\cdot 2x^2z^3}{72\cdot 3x^5y^2z}=-\frac{2z^2}{3x^3y^2} . $$
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