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Simplify (4x3/2x^2)^-4

2007-12-18 01:38:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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(4x^3/2x^2)^-4
=(2x)^-4
=1/(2x)^4
=1/16x^4

2007-12-18 01:43:51 · answer #1 · answered by alpha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

If you mean 4x^3 / 2x^2 all raised to the 4th power then, work inside the parens first, comes to 2x and 2x to the 4h is 16 x^4.

2007-12-18 09:44:59 · answer #2 · answered by Ken 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Simplify inside the ()'s first:

(2x)^-4

= 1/(16x^4)

that's it! :)

2007-12-18 09:43:18 · answer #3 · answered by Marley K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

4(x^2-1) = 4(X-1)(X+1)

2007-12-18 09:44:55 · answer #4 · answered by Nur S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋