SOLUTION: Need to know how to simplify the following 56x(5th power)y(7th power)z(3rd power) ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- 42x(8th power)y(5th power)z(3rd power)

Question 237802: Need to know how to simplify the following
56x(5th power)y(7th power)z(3rd power)
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42x(8th power)y(5th power)z(3rd power)
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

56 is 4 times 14 and 42 is 3 times 14. There are 5 factors of

in the numerator and 8 factors of

in the denominator -- eliminate the 5 factors of

in the numerator and all but 3 of them in the denominator. There are 7 factors of

in the numerator, and 5 in the denominator. Eliminate all of them in the denominator and all but 2 of them in the numerator. Finally there are 3 factors of

in each of the numerator and denominator. They can all go away. So:

John

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