Learning Task 1
Correct responses;
[tex]\displaystyle 1. \hspace{0.3 cm} 7^{-1} = \frac{1}{7}[/tex]
2. (14·a·b·c)⁰ = 1
[tex]\displaystyle 3. \hspace{0.3 cm} 10^{-9} = \frac{1}{10^9}[/tex]
4. 5·(x·y)⁰ = 5
5. 0¹⁵ = 0
[tex]\displaystyle 6. \hspace{0.3 cm} \frac{24 \cdot x^8 \cdot y^4}{6 \cdot x^5 \cdot y^4} = 4 \cdot x^3[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle 7. \hspace{0.3 cm} \left(\frac{5 \cdot x^0}{y} \right)^{-1} = \frac{y}{5}[/tex]
[tex]8. \hspace{0.3 cm}\displaystyle \frac{120 \cdot a^5 \cdot b^6 \cdot c^{-5} }{12 \cdot a^{-2} \cdot b^0 \cdot c^{2}} = \frac{10 \cdot a^7 \cdot b^6}{c^7}[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle 9. \hspace{0.3 cm} \frac{(4 \cdot x)^0 \cdot y^{-5} \cdot z^{-2} }{(234 \cdot x \cdot y \cdot z)^0} = \frac{1}{y^{5} \cdot z^2}[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle 10. \hspace{0.3 cm} \left(\frac{(5 \cdot x \cdot y)^0}{10} \right)^{-2} = 100[/tex]
[tex]11. \displaystyle \hspace{0.3 cm} \left(\frac{(a \cdot b)}{9} \right)^{-1} = \frac{9}{a \cdot b}[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle 12. \hspace{0.3 cm} \frac{9}{x^{-2}} = 9 \cdot x^2[/tex]
[tex]13. \displaystyle \hspace{0.3 cm} \frac{12 \cdot b^{-3}}{a^{-4}} = \frac{12 \cdot a^4}{b^3}[/tex]
[tex]14. \displaystyle \hspace{0.3 cm} \frac{1}{a^{-5 \cdot n}} =a^{5 \cdot n}[/tex]
[tex]15. \displaystyle \hspace{0.3 cm} \left(\frac{1}{2} \right)^{-5} = 32[/tex]
Methods by which the above expressions are simplified
The given expressions expressed into non zero and non negative exponents are;
[tex]\displaystyle 1. \hspace{0.3 cm} \mathbf{7^{-1}} = \underline{\frac{1}{7}}[/tex]
2. (14·a·b·c)⁰ = 14⁰ × a⁰ × b⁰ × c⁰ = 1 × 1 × 1 × 1 = 1
[tex]\displaystyle 3. \hspace{0.3 cm} \mathbf{ 10^{-9}} = \underline{ \frac{1}{10^9}}[/tex]
4. 5·(x·y)⁰ = 5 × x⁰ × y⁰ = 5 × 1 × 1 = 5
5. 0¹⁵ = 0
[tex]\displaystyle 6. \hspace{0.3 cm} \mathbf{\frac{24 \cdot x^8 \cdot y^4}{6 \cdot x^5 \cdot y^4}} = \frac{ 4 \times 6 \times x^5 \times x^3 \times y^4}{6 \times x^5 \times y^4} = \underline{4 \cdot x^3}[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle 7. \hspace{0.3 cm} \mathbf{\left(\frac{5 \cdot x^0}{y} \right)^{-1} }= \frac{1}{\frac{5 \times 1}{y} } = \underline{\frac{y}{5}}[/tex]
[tex]8. \hspace{0.3 cm}\displaystyle \mathbf{\frac{120 \cdot a^5 \cdot b^6 \cdot c^{-5} }{12 \cdot a^{-2} \cdot b^0 \cdot c^{2}}} = 10 \cdot a^{5 - (-2)} \cdot b^{6 - 0} \cdot c^{-5 -2} = \underline{\frac{10 \cdot a^7 \cdot b^6}{c^7}}[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle 9. \hspace{0.3 cm} \mathbf{\frac{(4 \cdot x)^0 \cdot y^{-5} \cdot z^{-2} }{(234 \cdot x \cdot y \cdot z)^0}} = y^{-5} \cdot z^{-2} = \underline{\frac{1}{y^{5} \cdot z^2}}[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle 10. \hspace{0.3 cm} \mathbf{\left(\frac{(5 \cdot x \cdot y)^0}{10} \right)^{-2}} = \left(\frac{1}{10} \right)^{-2} = \frac{1}{\left(\frac{1}{10} \right)^2 } = \frac{1}{\frac{1}{100} } = \underline{100}[/tex]
[tex]11. \displaystyle \hspace{0.3 cm} \mathbf{\left(\frac{(a \cdot b)}{9} \right)^{-1}} = \frac{1}{\left(\frac{(a \cdot b)}{9} \right) } = \underline{\frac{9}{a \cdot b}}[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle 12. \hspace{0.3 cm} \mathbf{\frac{9}{x^{-2}}} = \frac{9}{\frac{1}{x^2} } = \underline{9 \cdot x^2}[/tex]
[tex]13. \displaystyle \hspace{0.3 cm} \mathbf{\frac{12 \cdot b^{-3}}{a^{-4}}} = 12 \cdot \frac{b^{-3}}{a^{-4}} =12 \cdot \frac{1}{\frac{b^3}{a^4} } = 12 \cdot \frac{a^4}{b^3} = \underline{\frac{12 \cdot a^4}{b^3}}[/tex]
[tex]14. \displaystyle \hspace{0.3 cm} \mathbf{\frac{1}{a^{-5 \cdot n}}} = \frac{1}{\frac{1}{a^{5 \cdot n}} } = \underline{a^{5 \cdot n}}[/tex]
[tex]15. \displaystyle \hspace{0.3 cm} \mathbf{\left(\frac{1}{2} \right)^{-5}} = \frac{1}{\left(\frac{1}{2} \right)^5} = 2^5 = \underline{32}[/tex]
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