Question

Simplify (w^5/x^3)^8

Answer 1

Given the expression

`((w^5)/(x^3))^8`

Use the facts that

`((a)/(b))^n=(a^n)/(b^n),(a^m)^n=a^(mn)`

So, the expression can be simplified as:

`\begin{gathered} ((w^5)^8)/((x^3)^8)=(w^(5\cdot8))/(x^(3\cdot8)) \\ =(w^(40))/(x^(24)) \end{gathered}`