Simplify each expression. Assume all variables represent nonzero real numbers. See Examples 2 and 3. (r⁸/s²)³

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Start with the given expression: \(\left( \frac{r^{8}}{s^{2}} \right)^{3}\).

Apply the power of a quotient rule, which states that \(\left( \frac{a}{b} \right)^{n} = \frac{a^{n}}{b^{n}}\). So rewrite the expression as \(\frac{\left(r^{8}\right)^{3}}{\left(s^{2}\right)^{3}}\).

Next, apply the power of a power rule, which states that \(\left(a^{m}\right)^{n} = a^{m \times n}\). Simplify the numerator to \(r^{8 \times 3} = r^{24}\) and the denominator to \(s^{2 \times 3} = s^{6}\).

Rewrite the expression as \(\frac{r^{24}}{s^{6}}\).

Since all variables represent nonzero real numbers, this is the simplified form of the expression.

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