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Understanding exponents help?

(2^2-3^2)^3 - Answer is -125 How to get this answer?

8^-2/3 - Answer is 1/4 How to get this answer?

square root 8 square root 2 - Answer is 4 How?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Mathematics is just a game like.

    2^2 is 4 and 3^2 is 9. So 4 -- 9 = --5

    (--5)^3 = ---5 * --5 * --5 = -- 125 (proved)

    Second problem

    8 can be written as 2^3 (since 2*2*2 = 8)

    So (2^3)^ (--2/3) = 2 ^ (3* --2/3) = 2^(--2) = 1/ (2^2) =1/4 (proved)

    Third one.

    Hope product of sqrt 8 and sqrt 2 = sqrt (8*2) = sqrt 16 = 4 (proved)

    The present problem is that we dont have maths font to present in the apt manner.

  • 1 decade ago

    For the first one: 2^2 = 4, 3^2 = 9; now you have (4 - 9)^3 :

    4 - 9 = -5; -5^3 = -125

    The second one: 8^-2/3 8^2 = 64, 64^-1/3 is the same as (1/64^1/3) which = 1/4

    The last one: 8 * 2 = 16, the square root is 4

    Just incase you don't understand how exponents work: 2^2 is the same as 2*2, while 2^3 is the same as 2*2*2.

  • 1 decade ago

    2^2 is 4 and 3^2 is 9

    9 -4 =5 and 5^3 is 125 <--- answer

    plug it in your calculator OR realize this is this same (8^2)^-1/3 which is the same as 1/(8^2)^1/3

    1/64^1/3

    64^1/3 is the cube root so it's 4 which gives us 1/4.

    multiplying the third question together you get square root of 16 which is 4.

  • Como
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Qu 1

    ( 4 - 9 ) ³ = ( - 5 ) ³ = - 125

    Qu 2

    1 / 8^(2/3) = 1 / 2 ² = 1 / 4

    Qu 3

    √8 √2 = 2 √2 √2 = 2 x 2 = 4

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  • CwCc
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    (2^2-3^2)^3 = (4-9)^3 = (-5)^3 = -125

    8^(-2/3) = (cube root 8)^(-2) = 2^(-2) = (1/2)^2 = 1/4

    8^(1/2) * 2^(1/2) = (8*2)^(1/2) = 16^(1/2) = square root 16 = 4

  • 1 decade ago

    1) 2^2 - 3^2 = 4 - 9 = -5

    (-5)^3 = -5 x -5 x -5 = (-1)^3 x 125 = -125

    2) 8^(-2/3)

    8 = 2^3 => 8^(-2/3) = (2^3)^(-2/3) = 2^(-2) = 1/2^2 = 1/4

    3) If i am getting it right you are asking

    sqrt(8)*sqrt(2) where sqrt represents square root.

    sqrt(8)*sqrt(2) = (2*sqrt(2))*sqrt(2)) as sqrt(8) = 2*sqrt(2)

    =2*{sqrt(2)}^2 =2*2 = 4

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