Calculate (3/7)^6: Evaluating the Sixth Power of a Fraction

Question

Insert the corresponding expression:

(37)6= \left(\frac{3}{7}\right)^6=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Simplify the following problem
00:04 According to the laws of exponents, a fraction raised to a power (N)
00:08 equals the numerator and denominator, each raised to the same power (N)
00:12 We will apply this formula to our exercise
00:16 This is the solution

Step-by-Step Solution

The problem asks us to express (37)6 \left(\frac{3}{7}\right)^6 in another form. To solve this, we apply the exponent rule for fractions: (ab)n=anbn\left(\frac{a}{b}\right)^n = \frac{a^n}{b^n}.

  • First, identify the numerator and the denominator in the fraction 37 \frac{3}{7} .
  • We have a=3 a = 3 and b=7 b = 7 .
  • According to the exponent rule, raise both the numerator and the denominator separately to the power of 6:

(37)6=3676 \left(\frac{3}{7}\right)^6 = \frac{3^6}{7^6}

This signifies that each component of the fraction is raised to the power of 6.

To verify, we compare our result with the given choices:

  • Option 1: 376 \frac{3}{7^6} does not apply the exponent to the "3".
  • Option 2: 3676 \frac{3^6}{7^6} , matches our derived expression.
  • Option 3: 367 \frac{3^6}{7} does not apply the exponent to the "7".
  • Option 4: 6×(37)5 6\times\left(\frac{3}{7}\right)^5 changes the power on the entire fraction and multiplies by 6, which is incorrect based on our interpretation.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 3676 \frac{3^6}{7^6} , which corresponds to choice 2.

Answer

3676 \frac{3^6}{7^6}