Insert the corresponding expression:
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Insert the corresponding expression:
To solve the problem, we need to simplify the expression and write it in the form requested in the question.
We begin by using the exponent rule: . Applying this rule here:
Next, we can simplify the expression further by applying the power over a product rule: .
Applying this rule to both the numerator and denominator gives us:
Numerator:
Denominator:
Therefore, the entire expression becomes:
This matches the given answer. Thus, the solution to the question is:
\( \)Choose the corresponding expression:
\( \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^2= \)
While this form is mathematically correct, the question asks you to expand the expression fully. You need to apply the product rule to show each individual factor raised to the power.
No! Keep the factors separate. The goal is to show how exponents distribute over products, not to simplify the arithmetic. Leave it as .
The first keeps products grouped: . The second breaks them down: . The second shows the product rule in action!
Quotient rule: for fractions raised to powers.
Product rule: for products raised to powers.
Use both when you have a fraction containing products!
Choice c) only applies the exponent to one factor in each product: and . But 11 and 10 are left unchanged! The exponent must apply to all factors in the product.
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