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Simplify and Express as Positive Indice - Mathematics

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Question

Simplify and express as positive indice:

`("a"^(-2)"b")^(1/2)xx("a""b"^-3)^(1/3)`

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Solution

`("a"^(-2)"b")^(1/2)xx("a""b"^-3)^(1/3)`

`=("a"^(-2xx1/2)."b"^(1/2))xx("a"^(1/3)"b"^(-3xx1/3))`

`="a"^-1"b"^(1/2)xx"a"^(1/3)"b"^-1`

`="a"^(-1+1/3)"b"^(1/2-1)`

`="a"^((-2)/3)"b"^((-1)/2)`

`=1/("a"^(2/3)"b"1/2)`

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 8 ICSE
Chapter 2 Exponents
Exercise 2 (B) | Q 7.5 | Page 34
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