Algebra Examples

${(\frac{3 x^{2} y^{- 3}}{2 x^{- 3} y^{2}})}^{3}$

Step 1

Move $y^{- 3}$ to the denominator using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

${(\frac{3 x^{2}}{2 x^{- 3} y^{2} y^{3}})}^{3}$

Step 2

Multiply $y^{2}$ by $y^{3}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 2.1

Move $y^{3}$ .

${(\frac{3 x^{2}}{2 x^{- 3} (y^{3} y^{2})})}^{3}$

Step 2.2

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

${(\frac{3 x^{2}}{2 x^{- 3} y^{3 + 2}})}^{3}$

Step 2.3

Add $3$ and $2$ .

${(\frac{3 x^{2}}{2 x^{- 3} y^{5}})}^{3}$

Step 3

Move $x^{- 3}$ to the numerator using the negative exponent rule $\frac{1}{b^{- n}} = b^{n}$ .

${(\frac{3 x^{2} x^{3}}{2 y^{5}})}^{3}$

Step 4

Multiply $x^{2}$ by $x^{3}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 4.1

Move $x^{3}$ .

${(\frac{3 (x^{3} x^{2})}{2 y^{5}})}^{3}$

Step 4.2

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

${(\frac{3 x^{3 + 2}}{2 y^{5}})}^{3}$

Step 4.3

Add $3$ and $2$ .

${(\frac{3 x^{5}}{2 y^{5}})}^{3}$

Step 5

Use the power rule ${(a b)}^{n} = a^{n} b^{n}$ to distribute the exponent.

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Step 5.1

Apply the product rule to $\frac{3 x^{5}}{2 y^{5}}$ .

$\frac{{(3 x^{5})}^{3}}{{(2 y^{5})}^{3}}$

Step 5.2

Apply the product rule to $3 x^{5}$ .

$\frac{3^{3} {(x^{5})}^{3}}{{(2 y^{5})}^{3}}$

Step 5.3

Apply the product rule to $2 y^{5}$ .

$\frac{3^{3} {(x^{5})}^{3}}{2^{3} {(y^{5})}^{3}}$

Step 6

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 6.1

Raise $3$ to the power of $3$ .

$\frac{27 {(x^{5})}^{3}}{2^{3} {(y^{5})}^{3}}$

Step 6.2

Multiply the exponents in ${(x^{5})}^{3}$ .

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Step 6.2.1

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$\frac{27 x^{5 \cdot 3}}{2^{3} {(y^{5})}^{3}}$

Step 6.2.2

Multiply $5$ by $3$ .

$\frac{27 x^{15}}{2^{3} {(y^{5})}^{3}}$

Step 7

Simplify the denominator.

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Step 7.1

Raise $2$ to the power of $3$ .

$\frac{27 x^{15}}{8 {(y^{5})}^{3}}$

Step 7.2

Multiply the exponents in ${(y^{5})}^{3}$ .

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Step 7.2.1

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$\frac{27 x^{15}}{8 y^{5 \cdot 3}}$

Step 7.2.2

Multiply $5$ by $3$ .

$\frac{27 x^{15}}{8 y^{15}}$