Exponent Simplification 9B2C49
1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$\left\{\left[\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^{-4}\right]^{\frac{2}{3}} \cdot 1.5 \cdot \left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{\frac{1}{9}} \cdot 121^{\frac{5}{8}}\right\}$$.
2. **Recall exponent rules:**
- $\left(a^m\right)^n = a^{mn}$
- $a^{-m} = \frac{1}{a^m}$
- $a^m \cdot a^n = a^{m+n}$
3. **Simplify inside the brackets:**
$$\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^{-4} = \left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^4$$
4. **Apply the outer exponent:**
$$\left[\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^{-4}\right]^{\frac{2}{3}} = \left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{4 \cdot \frac{2}{3}} = \left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{\frac{8}{3}}$$
5. **Rewrite the entire expression:**
$$\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{\frac{8}{3}} \cdot 1.5 \cdot \left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{\frac{1}{9}} \cdot 121^{\frac{5}{8}}$$
6. **Combine powers of $\frac{3}{2}$:**
$$\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{\frac{8}{3} + \frac{1}{9}} = \left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{\frac{24}{9} + \frac{1}{9}} = \left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{\frac{25}{9}}$$
7. **Convert 1.5 to fraction:**
$$1.5 = \frac{3}{2}$$
8. **Multiply $\frac{3}{2}$ with the combined power:**
$$\frac{3}{2} \cdot \left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{\frac{25}{9}} = \left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{1 + \frac{25}{9}} = \left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{\frac{9}{9} + \frac{25}{9}} = \left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{\frac{34}{9}}$$
9. **Simplify $121^{\frac{5}{8}}$:**
Since $121 = 11^2$,
$$121^{\frac{5}{8}} = \left(11^2\right)^{\frac{5}{8}} = 11^{2 \cdot \frac{5}{8}} = 11^{\frac{10}{8}} = 11^{\frac{5}{4}}$$
10. **Final expression:**
$$\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{\frac{34}{9}} \cdot 11^{\frac{5}{4}}$$
**Answer:** $$\boxed{\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{\frac{34}{9}} \cdot 11^{\frac{5}{4}}}$$