# Emergency

• Jun 13th 2006, 01:04 PM
JohnAthan
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• Jun 13th 2006, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnAthan
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1. This is somewhat simple.
$\frac{10a^4b^3}{25a^6b^5c^2}$

$\frac{10}{25}\cdot\frac{a^4}{a^6}\cdot\frac{b^3}{b ^5}\cdot\frac{1}{c^2}}$

Before I go on I want to review. $\frac{2\cdot3}{2}=\frac{\not2\cdot3}{\not2}=3$

Now continuing on....

$\frac{10}{25}\cdot\frac{a^4}{a^6}\cdot\frac{b^3}{b ^5}\cdot\frac{1}{c^2}}$

$\frac{10}{25}\cdot$ $\frac{a\cdot a\cdot a\cdot a}{a\cdot a\cdota\cdot a\cdot a\cdot a}$ $\cdot\frac{b\cdot b\cdot b}{b\cdot b\cdot b\cdot b\cdot b}$ $\cdot\frac{1}{c^2}}$

$\frac{10}{25}\cdot$ $\frac{\not a\cdot\not a\cdot\not a\cdot\not a}{\not a\cdot\not a\cdot\not a\cdot\not a\cdot a\cdot a}$ $\cdot\frac{\not b\cdot \not b\cdot\not b}{\not b\cdot \not b\cdot\not b\cdot b\cdot b}$ $\cdot\frac{1}{c^2}}$

$\frac{10}{25}\cdot\frac{1}{a\cdot a}\cdot\frac{1}{b\cdot b}\cdot\frac{1}{c^2}}$

$\frac{10}{25}\cdot\frac{1}{a^2}\cdot\frac{1}{b^2} \cdot \frac{1}{c^2}}$

$\frac{10\cdot1\cdot1\cdot1}{25\cdot a^2\cdot b^2\cdot c^2}$

$\frac{10}{25a^2b^2c^2}$

I wrote it out for you, but the way to find $\frac{a^2}{a^4}$ would be saying $a^{(2-4)}$.

2. For this one, remember the rule $a^2\cdot a^3=a^{(2+3)}$

$\left(2ab^2\right)\left(-3a^2\right)\left(4ab\right)\left(-b^2\right)$

$2ab^2\cdot-3a^2\cdot4ab\cdot -b^2$

$-6a^3b^2\cdot4ab\cdot -b^2$

$-24a^4b^3\cdot -b^2$

$24a^4b^5$

$24b^5a^4$

You could do it that way, but I prefer to do it this way.

$2ab^2\cdot-3a^2\cdot4ab\cdot -b^2$

$\left(2\cdot-3\cdot4\cdot-1\right) \left(a\cdot a^2\cdot a\right) \left(b^2\cdot b\cdot b^2\right)$

$24 a^4 b^5$

$24 b^5a^4$