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Putting Exponent Rules #1-4 Together

TRY IT:

Simplify

5 ( x^2 ) ( w^4 ) ( z ) ( x^3 )^6 ( w^2 )^4 ( z^5 )^2

Here's another one:

Let's simplify this:

( -4 ( x^2 )^7 ( w^8 )^3 ) / ( 22 ( x^6 ) ( w^10 )^3 ( z ) = ( -2 ( x^8 ) ) / ( 11 ( w^6 ) ( z ) )

YOUR TURN:

Simplify

( 9 ( x^10 ) ( w^3 )^2 ( z^2 )^11 ) / ( 39 ( x^4 )^5 ( w^10 ) ( z^8 )^4 )

One more:

( 18 ( x^(-3) ) ( w^2 )^4 ( z^(-1) ) / ( 10 ( x^(-1) ) ( w^(-5) ) ( z^11 ) = ( 9 ( w^13 ) ) / ( 5 ( x^2 ) ( z^12) )

* I deal with the negative exponents first!

TRY IT:

Simplify

( -2 ( x^3 )^7 ( w^(-9) ) ( z^(-2) ) / ( 12 ( x^(-8) ) ( w ) ( z^2 )^(-3) )

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