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Aliun [14]
3 years ago
6

One ordered pair $(a,b)$ satisfies the two equations $ab^4 = 384$ and $a^2 b^5 = 4608$. What is the value of $a$ in this ordered

pair?
Mathematics
1 answer:
slamgirl [31]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Therefore the value of a is 3.78.

Step-by-step explanation:

Indices Rule:

  • (a^m)^n=a^{mn}
  • a^m.a^n=a^{m+n}
  • \frac{a^m}{a^n}=a^{m-n}
  • \sqrt[n]{a} =a^{\frac 1n}
  • (\sqrt[n]{a} )^m=a^\frac mn

Given that,

(a,b) satisfies the two equations

ab^4=384 .........(1)

 and    

a^2b^5=4608.........(2)

From equation (1) we get

ab^4=384

Squaring both sides

\Rightarrow (ab^4)^2=(384)^2

\Rightarrow a^2b^8=147,456......(3)

Divide equation (3) by (2) we get

\frac{a^2b^8}{a^2b^5}=\frac{147,456}{4608}

\Rightarrow a^{2-2}b^{8-5}=32

\Rightarrow b^3=32

\Rightarrow b=\sqrt[3] {32}

Now plug the value of b in equation (1)

ab^4=384

\Rightarrow a(\sqrt[3]{32})^4=384

\Rightarrow a(32)^\frac43=384

\Rightarrow a=\frac{384}{(32)^\frac43}

\Rightarrow a\approx 3.78

Therefore the value of a is 3.78.

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