How do you simplify (4k^3m^2)^3/(5k^2m^-3)^-2?

1 Answer
May 18, 2017

1600 k^(13)

Explanation:

We have: frac((4 k^(3) m^(2))^(3))((5 k^(2) m^(- 3))^(- 2)

Using the laws of exponents:

= frac(64 k^(9) m^(6))(frac(1)(25) cdot k^(- 4) m^(6))

= frac(64)(frac(1)(25)) cdot k^(9 - (- 4)) cdot m^(6 - 6)

= (64 times 25) k^(9 + 4) m^(0)

= 1600 k^(13) times 1

= 1600 k^(13)