StudyGPT Just Leveled Up – Say Hello to Knowee! 🚀
Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools

Which expression is NOT equal to a3×b5b9×a5−−−−√𝑎3×𝑏5𝑏9×𝑎5?A.1a×b21𝑎×𝑏2B.a−1b−2𝑎−1𝑏−2C.ab2−−−√𝑎𝑏2D.(ab2)−

Question

Which expression is NOT equal to

a^3×b^5 / √(b^9×a^5)?

A. 1/(a×b^2)
B. a^(-1)b^(-2)
C. √(ab^2)
D. (ab^2)^{-1}

🧐 Not the exact question you are looking for?Go ask a question

Solution

The expression given is a3×b5b9×a5−−−−√𝑎3×𝑏5𝑏9×𝑎5.

First, let's simplify this expression.

The square root of a product is equal to the product of the square roots. Therefore, we can rewrite the expression as √(a3×b5) / √(b9×a5).

Next, we can simplify the square roots by taking the square root of each term separately.

This gives us √a3 × √b5 / √b9 × √a5.

The square root of a number raised to an exponent is equal to the number raised to half the exponent. Therefore, we can simplify this further to a3/2 × b5/2 / b9/2 × a5/2.

Now, we can simplify the expression by canceling out common terms.

This gives us a3/2-5/2 × b5/2-9/2 = a-1 × b-2.

Therefore, the expression simplifies to a-1b-2.

Comparing this with the answer choices, we can see that the expression is NOT equal to C. √ab2.

This problem has been solved

Upgrade your grade with Knowee

Get personalized homework help. Review tough concepts in more detail, or go deeper into your topic by exploring other relevant questions.