Chapter 8: Q. 8.63 (page 781)

Simplify:
(a) $- 16^{\frac{3}{2}}$
(b) $- 16^{- \frac{3}{2}}$
(c) ${(- 16)}^{- \frac{3}{2}}$

Short Answer

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The simplification of $- 16^{\frac{3}{2}}$ is $- 64$

The simplification of $- 16^{- \frac{3}{2}}$ is $- \frac{1}{64}$

The simplification of ${(- 16)}^{- \frac{3}{2}}$ has no real root.

Step by step solution

Part (a) Step 1. Given

An expression $- 16^{\frac{3}{2}}$

To simplify the given expression

Part (a) Step 2. Rewrite in radical form and simplify

Rewrite in radical form and simplify.

$- 16^{\frac{3}{2}} = - {(\sqrt{16})}^{3}$

$= - {(\sqrt{4^{2}})}^{3}$

$= - (4^{3})$

$= - 64$

Part (b) Step 1. Given

An expression $- 16^{- \frac{3}{2}}$

To simplify the given expression

Part (b) Step 2. Rewrite in radical form and simplify

By the property, $a^{- n} = \frac{1}{a^{n}}$ ,

$- 16^{- \frac{3}{2}} = - (\frac{1}{16^{\frac{3}{2}}})$

Rewrite in radical form,

$= - (\frac{1}{{(\sqrt{16})}^{3}})$

$= - (\frac{1}{{(\sqrt{4^{2}})}^{3}})$

$= - (\frac{1}{4^{3}})$

$= - \frac{1}{64}$

Part (c) Step 1. Given

An expression ${(- 16)}^{- \frac{3}{2}}$

To simplify the given expression

Part (c) Step 2. Rewrite in radical form and simplify

Rewrite in radical form and simplify
${(- 16)}^{- \frac{3}{2}} = \frac{1}{{(- 16)}^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

$= \frac{1}{{(\sqrt{- 16})}^{3}}$

There is no real number whose square root is $- 16$ .

So it has no real root.

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Simplify:
(a) $- 16^{\frac{3}{2}}$
(b) $- 16^{- \frac{3}{2}}$
(c) ${(- 16)}^{- \frac{3}{2}}$

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Step by step solution

Part (a) Step 1. Given

Part (a) Step 2. Rewrite in radical form and simplify

Part (b) Step 1. Given

Part (b) Step 2. Rewrite in radical form and simplify

Part (c) Step 1. Given

Part (c) Step 2. Rewrite in radical form and simplify

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Part (a) Step 1. Given

Part (a) Step 2. Rewrite in radical form and simplify

Part (b) Step 1. Given

Part (b) Step 2. Rewrite in radical form and simplify

Part (c) Step 1. Given

Part (c) Step 2. Rewrite in radical form and simplify

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