Simplify the expression and eliminate any negative exponents
Simplify the expression and eliminate any negative exponent(s). Assume that s denotes a positive number.
s^7/2(2s ^ 7/4)^2 / s^1/2
Solution
s7/2(2s7/4)2/s1/2
law of exponents: (ab)m=ambm
s7/2(22)(s7/4)2/s1/2
law of exponents: (am)n=amn
=s7/2(22)(s(7/4)*2)/s1/2
=s7/2(4)(s(7/2))/s1/2
=4s7/2s7/2/s1/2
law of exponents:am*an=am+n
=4s(7/2)+(7/2)/s1/2
=4s7/s1/2
law of exponents:am/an=am-n
=4s7-(1/2)
=4s13/2
s7/2(2s7/4)2/s1/2=4s13/2
