Evaluate (2/105)^(a+2): Complex Fraction with Variable Exponent

Question

Insert the corresponding expression:

(23×7×5)a+2= \left(\frac{2}{3\times7\times5}\right)^{a+2}=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Simplify the following problem
00:04 According to the laws of exponents, a fraction raised to the power (N)
00:07 equals the numerator and denominator raised to the same power (N)
00:10 We will apply this formula to our exercise
00:13 Note that the entire exponent contains an addition operation
00:20 This is the solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem, we will leverage the rules of exponents:

  • Apply the rule (ab)n=anbn\left(\frac{a}{b}\right)^n = \frac{a^n}{b^n} to the expression (23×7×5)a+2\left(\frac{2}{3\times7\times5}\right)^{a+2}.
  • Distribute the exponent (a+2)(a+2) to both the numerator and the denominator.

First, distribute the exponent to the numerator:

2a+22^{a+2}

Now, distribute the exponent to the entire denominator:

(3×7×5)a+2(3\times7\times5)^{a+2}

Thus, the expression becomes:

2a+2(3×7×5)a+2\frac{2^{a+2}}{(3\times7\times5)^{a+2}}

This matches choice 3: 2a+2(3×7×5)a+2 \frac{2^{a+2}}{\left(3\times7\times5\right)^{a+2}} .

Answer

2a+2(3×7×5)a+2 \frac{2^{a+2}}{\left(3\times7\times5\right)^{a+2}}