Simplify:
(i) (16-1/5)5/2 (ii) (iii) (0.001)1/3 (iv)
(v)
(vi)
(i) (16) -1/5 × 5/2
= (16) -1/2
= (42) -1/2 = (4)-1
=
(ii) [(343)-2]1/3
= (343)-2 × 1/3
= (73) -2/3 = 7-2
=
(iii) ()1/3 = (1 / 103) 1/3
= = 0.1
(iv) (52)3/2 × (35)3/5 / (24)5/4 × (23)4/3
= (5)3 × (3)3 / (2)5 × (2)4
= =
(v) () 8 / (
) 13
= ( – 5
= 2 -5/2 / 5 -5
= 55 / 25/2
=
(vi) 5-7/2 × 77 / 57 × 7-14 × 55 × 7-15/2 / 5 -15/2 × 725/2
= 7 7 + 14 / 57 + 7/2 × 55 + 15/2 / 725/2 + 15/2
= 71 + 52 = 7 × 25 = 175