We read your photo as:

Evaluate (80/640)^(-2/3)

Mathematics

ScanSolve AI Answer

Answer

4

Step-by-step solution

5 steps

I see the question asks to evaluate (80640)−23\left(\frac{80}{640}\right)^{-\frac{2}{3}}. Let's solve it with the negative exponent as shown in the printed question.

  1. Simplify the fraction inside the parenthesis.

    80640=864=18\frac{80}{640} = \frac{8}{64} = \frac{1}{8}

    So the expression becomes:

    (18)−23\left(\frac{1}{8}\right)^{-\frac{2}{3}}
  2. Apply the negative exponent rule.

    A negative exponent means taking the reciprocal of the base.

    (18)−23=(81)23=823\left(\frac{1}{8}\right)^{-\frac{2}{3}} = \left(\frac{8}{1}\right)^{\frac{2}{3}} = 8^{\frac{2}{3}}
  3. Apply the fractional exponent.

    The exponent 23\frac{2}{3} means taking the cube root first, then squaring the result.

    823=(83)28^{\frac{2}{3}} = \left(\sqrt[3]{8}\right)^2
  4. Calculate the cube root.

    83=2\sqrt[3]{8} = 2

    So the expression becomes:

    (2)2(2)^2
  5. Square the result.

    (2)2=4(2)^2 = 4

    The evaluated value is 4.

Was this helpful?

Try one yourself

A new problem that tests the same skill.

Still stuck on this one?

Ask a follow-up, and the answer starts from this question.

Got a different question?Ask your own question
Handwritten step-by-step solution preview

Handwritten Step-by-Step Solution

Get this as a handwritten image on WhatsApp — like a tutor wrote it for you.

Try on WhatsApp