Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
We want to find the coordinates of a certain point C(x,y) such that C divides and
in the ratio m:n=3:2
The x-coordinate is given by:
The y-coordinate is given by:
AB has coordinates A(-5,9) and B(7,- 7)
We substitute the values to get:
and
Therefore C has coordinates
The line segment that contains C is
See attachment.
Answer:
256
Step-by-step explanation:
A calculator works well for this.
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None of the minus signs are subject to the exponents (because they are not in parentheses, as (-1)^5, for example. Since there are an even number of them in the product, their product is +1 and they can be ignored.
1 to any power is still 1, so the factors (1^n) can be ignored.
After you ignore all of the things that can be ignored, your problem simplifies to ...
(2^2)(2^-3)^-2
The rules of exponents applicable to this are ...
(a^b)^c = a^(b·c)
(a^b)(a^c) = a^(b+c)
Then your product simplifies to ...
(2^2)(2^((-3)(-2)) = (2^2)(2^6)
= 2^(2+6)
= 2^8 = 256
