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- b 31 49. 53 should be 125. 51. Each factor
should be raised to the fourth power and simplified. - The base d should only appear once.
55a. about 1636 h b. about 31 h 57. dividing powers
with the same base, definition of negative exponent - raising a power to a power, dividing powers with the
same base, definition of negative exponent ,.10 61.16m8 - a 4 65. 4j 67. ^ 69. Answers may vary. Samples
are given.
I. 3 V 3. f - 2 ' ' 3
- b 31 49. 53 should be 125. 51. Each factor
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33
27
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v
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3
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Raise th e n u m era to r and
denominator to the third
power.
Simplify.
Raise a q u o tie n t to a pow er
rule
Power to a power rule
Definition of negative
exponent
Simplify.
Rewrite using the reciprocal.
Definition of an exponent
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27
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73. 5775.
Simplify.
1/6
(^77) 79. about 3^ m
- x = 7 and y = 4; use the two given expressions to
find the system of equations, x - y = 3 and
x - 3y = - 5. Solve the system to find the values
ofxandy. 83. 85. 87a. a~n b. ^
c. Since 0 equals both a~n and 4 , ada~n must equal
which is the definition of a negative exponent.
89. n4x 91. ~ 93. About 1.6 X 10 6 g/m 3 95. H
97. The domain is 0 < b < 8 because you can use
between 0 and 8 bags. The range is 0 < A(b) < 9600
because >4(0) = 0 and >4(8) = 9600. - 8 m2 99. ~ 100. 2c? 101. 9n 102.,15
106. no solution
108. yi
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Go t It? 1a. 3 b. 2 c. 4 d.^6 2a. tya* b.^5
c. 9*^2)^ 3a. SJ b. 12x? c. 32yl d. 256a2 4. about
1868.1 Calories per day
Lesso n Ch eck 1.2 2.3 3.625 4.x? 5.Vc 6aVcP
- 2 y< 8. Sample answer: The exponent | needs to be
applied to both 27 andy. Therefore the radical should be
written as V'(27y)2and then simplified to
896