Simplify Expressions
1. Simplify $9x^{-6}y^{3} \div 0.5x^{-3}y^{1}$.
Step 1: Rewrite division as multiplication:
$$9x^{-6}y^{3} \times \frac{1}{0.5x^{-3}y^{1}}$$
Step 2: Simplify $\frac{1}{0.5} = 2$.
Step 3: Combine factors:
$$9 \times 2 \times x^{-6} \times x^{3} \times y^{3} \times y^{-1} = 18x^{-3}y^{2}$$
Final answer: $18x^{-3}y^{2}$.
2. Simplify $\left(\frac{125a^{21}}{b^{6}}\right)^{3} \div \left(\frac{b^{3}}{125a^{21}}\right)^{2}$.
Step 1: Expand powers:
$$\frac{(125)^{3}a^{63}}{b^{18}} \div \frac{b^{6}}{(125)^{2}a^{42}}$$
Step 2: Division of fractions equals multiplication by reciprocal:
$$\frac{(125)^{3}a^{63}}{b^{18}} \times \frac{(125)^{2}a^{42}}{b^{6}}$$
Step 3: Multiply numerators and denominators:
$$\frac{(125)^{5}a^{105}}{b^{24}}$$
Final answer: $\frac{(125)^{5}a^{105}}{b^{24}}$.
3. Simplify $\sqrt{25}x^{12} \div (5y^{4})^{2} \div 3$.
Step 1: Simplify square root:
$$\sqrt{25} = 5$$
Step 2: Expand denominator:
$$(5y^{4})^{2} = 5^{2}y^{8} = 25y^{8}$$
Step 3: Substitute back:
$$\frac{5x^{12}}{25y^{8}} \div 3 = \frac{5x^{12}}{25y^{8}} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{5x^{12}}{75y^{8}}$$
Step 4: Simplify:
$$\frac{1}{15} \frac{x^{12}}{y^{8}}$$
Final answer: $\frac{x^{12}}{15y^{8}}$.
4. Simplify $7x^{-3}(x^{2})^{13} \div (x^{-2})^{5}$.
Step 1: Simplify powers:
$$(x^{2})^{13} = x^{26}$$
$$(x^{-2})^{5} = x^{-10}$$
Step 2: Substitute:
$$7x^{-3}x^{26} \div x^{-10} = 7x^{23} \div x^{-10}$$
Step 3: Division means subtract exponents:
$$7x^{23 - (-10)} = 7x^{33}$$
Final answer: $7x^{33}$.
5. Simplify $5x^{2}(x^{2})^{-9} \div x^{5}$.
Step 1: Simplify power:
$$(x^{2})^{-9} = x^{-18}$$
Step 2: Substitute:
$$5x^{2}x^{-18} \div x^{5} = 5x^{-16} \div x^{5}$$
Step 3: Division subtracts exponents:
$$5x^{-16 - 5} = 5x^{-21}$$
Final answer: $5x^{-21}$.
6. Simplify $\frac{14(a-1)}{(35(a-1))^{2}}$.
Step 1: Expand denominator:
$$(35(a-1))^{2} = 35^{2}(a-1)^{2} = 1225(a-1)^{2}$$
Step 2: Substitute:
$$\frac{14(a-1)}{1225(a-1)^{2}}$$
Step 3: Simplify coefficients:
$$\frac{14}{1225} = \frac{2}{175}$$
Step 4: Simplify powers of $(a-1)$:
$$(a-1)^{1} \div (a-1)^{2} = (a-1)^{-1} = \frac{1}{a-1}$$
Final answer: $\frac{2}{175(a-1)}$.
Total questions solved: 6.