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Lial - College Algebra 13th Edition
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1장, 문제 98

Simplify each expression. Write answers without negative exponents. Assume all variables represent positive real numbers. (z3/4)/(z5/4)(z-2)

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Start by writing the expression clearly: \(\frac{z^{3/4}}{z^{5/4}} \cdot z^{-2}\).
Apply the property of exponents for division: \(\frac{a^m}{a^n} = a^{m-n}\). So, simplify \(\frac{z^{3/4}}{z^{5/4}}\) as \(z^{3/4 - 5/4} = z^{-2/4}\).
Simplify the exponent \(-2/4\) to \(-1/2\), so the expression becomes \(z^{-1/2} \cdot z^{-2}\).
Use the property of exponents for multiplication: \(a^m \cdot a^n = a^{m+n}\). Add the exponents: \(-1/2 + (-2) = -1/2 - 2\).
Combine the exponents to get \(z^{-5/2}\). Finally, rewrite the expression without negative exponents by using the rule \(a^{-m} = \frac{1}{a^m}\), so the simplified expression is \(\frac{1}{z^{5/2}}\).

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