Verify the Equality: Is (a·c)/(c²b) = a/(c·b) True or False?

Question

Indicate whether true or false

acc2b=acb \frac{a\cdot c}{c^2b}=\frac{a}{c\cdot b}

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's examine the problem first:

acc2b=?acb \frac{a\cdot c}{c^2\cdot b}\stackrel{?}{= }\frac{a}{c\cdot b} Note that we can simplify the expression on the left side, this can be done by reducing the fraction, for this, let's recall the definition of exponents:

acc2b=acb=acb \frac{a\cdot c}{\textcolor{red}{c^2}b} =\\ \frac{a\cdot \not{c}}{\textcolor{red}{\not{c}\cdot c}\cdot b}=\\ \boxed{\frac{a}{c\cdot b}}\\ The expression on the right side is also:

acb \frac{a}{c\cdot b} Therefore the expressions on both sides of the equation (assumed - that holds) are indeed equal, meaning:

acc2b=acb=!acb \frac{a\cdot c}{c^2b}= \frac{a}{c\cdot b}\stackrel{!}{= }\frac{a}{c\cdot b}

(In other words, an identity equation holds - which is true for all possible values of the parameters a,b,c a,b,c )

Therefore, the correct answer is answer A.

Answer

True