How do you simplify \frac { ( 2x y ^ { 4} ) ^ { 3} } { 2x y ^ { 5} \cdot y x ^ { 5} }?

1 Answer
Jul 24, 2017

(2xy^4)^3/(2xy^5*yx^5)=(4y^6)/x^3

Explanation:

(2xy^4)^3/(2xy^5*yx^5)

= (2^3xx x^3(y^4)^3)/(2x^(1+5)y^(5+1))

= (8x^3y^12)/(2x^6y^6)

= (cancel8^4y^(12-6))/(cancel2x^(6-3))

= (4y^6)/x^3