What would the ⍰ need to be in the expression below for the simplified form of the expression to be equal to
1/8xy^6 ?
4x^2y^-5/2^⍰x^3 y
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The value of ⍰ should be 5 in order for the simplified form of the expression to be equal to 1/8xy^6.
what about the other problem
Apologies for the confusion. Let's simplify the expression:
(4x^2y^-5)/(2^⍰x^3y)
To simplify, we can distribute the exponent of 2 inside the parentheses:
(4x^2y^-5)/(2^⍰ x^3y) = (4x^2y^-5)/(2^(⍰+1) x^3y)
Now, let's focus on the exponents of x and y:
x^2 / (2^(⍰+1) x^3) = 1 / (2^(⍰+1) x)
To simplify this expression further, we will assume that x is not equal to zero, as it would result in division by zero.
Therefore, the simplified form of the expression is:
1 / (2^(⍰+1) x), where x ≠ 0.
So, there is no specific value for the symbol ⍰ that would make the simplified form of the expression equal to 1/8xy^6.
(4x^2y^-5)/(2^⍰x^3y)
To simplify, we can distribute the exponent of 2 inside the parentheses:
(4x^2y^-5)/(2^⍰ x^3y) = (4x^2y^-5)/(2^(⍰+1) x^3y)
Now, let's focus on the exponents of x and y:
x^2 / (2^(⍰+1) x^3) = 1 / (2^(⍰+1) x)
To simplify this expression further, we will assume that x is not equal to zero, as it would result in division by zero.
Therefore, the simplified form of the expression is:
1 / (2^(⍰+1) x), where x ≠ 0.
So, there is no specific value for the symbol ⍰ that would make the simplified form of the expression equal to 1/8xy^6.
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