SOLUTION: I need help with a problem or expression, which ever it may be. What is (24x3rddegree y6thdegree)-1/3 Please explain this to me, and how the degrees cancel out and so on. Im

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Question 1183966: I need help with a problem or expression, which ever it may be.
What is
(24x3rddegree y6thdegree)-1/3
Please explain this to me, and how the degrees cancel out and so on. Im a bit lost on this issues, please and thank you, so much!

Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rewrite your expression so it can be clearly understood. That appears to be maybe, .
Answer by greenestamps(13203)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


In typed text, it is customary to use "^" (shift-6) to represent exponentiation.

In order for your question to make sense, I believe the expression you are working with is ((x^3)(y^6))^(-(1/3)):



Simplifying the expression is a matter of applying basic rules of exponents:

(1) (a power raised to a power: multiply the powers)

(2) (negative power: reciprocal)

For your expression...



And so then (with the negative exponent)




Answer by ikleyn(52855)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Exponential expressions - what to read to learn the subject  (in case if you have no a standard textbook)


                The list of links follows.


        (T)   means text file explanations

        (V)   means video-lesson


https://www.astro.princeton.edu/~gk/.PRE-ALG-EM-FALL09/class8.pdf           (T)

https://mathbitsnotebook.com/Algebra2/Exponential/EXExpressions.html       (T)

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/ivytech-collegealgebra/chapter/simplifying-exponential-expressions       (T)


https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Exponents/Laws-of-Exponents%3A-Positive-Exponents.lesson       (T)
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Exponents/Laws-of-Exponents%3A-Zero-and-Negative-Exponents.lesson       (T)
https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/15f908ec-02ff-4610-88d2-c47cf3b81f83/downloads/1cjd3g1f2_706195.pdf?ver=1565926178923pdf       (T)

https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Exponents/Fractional-Exponents.lesson          (V)
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Exponents/Fractional-Exponents-with-Negative-Base-Numbers.lesson          (V)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYE7mbeN4Iw       (V)




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