How Does Simplifying Exponential Expressions Work?

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In summary, the expression $\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^{2-\dfrac{1}{2\log_2 9}}$ simplifies to $\dfrac{3}{4}$.
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Do you mean $$\left ( \frac{1}{2} \right )^2-12 \log_2 9$$ or $$\left ( \frac{1}{2} \right ) \cdot 2-12 \log_2 9$$ ??
 
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Is exponent of 1/2
 

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Alexstrasuz said:
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This is what I ment
EDIT:2-1/2log29
Is exponent of 1/2

Hi Alexstrasuz,

Okay, you have an expression that read $\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^{2-\dfrac{1}{2\log_2 9}}$, what do you want to do about it? Do you mind to give us the exact working of the original problem?:)
 
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Alexstrasuz said:
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This is what I ment
EDIT:2-1/2log29
Is exponent of 1/2

$$\left ( \frac{1}{2} \right )^{2-\frac{1}{2} \log_2 9} \ \ \ \overset{x \log y=\log y^x}{=} \\ \left ( \frac{1}{2} \right )^{2- \log_2 9^{\frac{1}{2}}}= \left ( \frac{1}{2} \right )^{2- \log_2 3}=\left ( \frac{1}{2} \right )^{2\log_2 2- \log_2 3}=\left ( \frac{1}{2} \right )^{\log_2 2^2- \log_2 3}=\left ( \frac{1}{2} \right )^{\log_2 4- \log_2 3} \ \ \ \overset{\log x - \log y=\log \frac{x}{y}}{=} \ \ \ \left ( \frac{1}{2} \right )^{\log_2 \frac{4}{3}}=\frac{1}{2^{\log_2 \frac{4}{3}}} \ \ \ \overset{x^{\log_x y}=y}{=} \ \ \ \frac{1}{\frac{4}{3}}=\frac{3}{4}$$
 
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Another way to proceed:

\(\displaystyle \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2-\frac{1}{2}\log_2(9)}=2^{\log_2\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)}=\frac{3}{4}\)
 
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Hello, Alexstrasuz!

Simplify: .[tex]\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2-\log_2(9)}[/tex]

We have: .[tex]\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^2\cdot\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{-\frac{1}{2}\log_2(9)} \;=\;\frac{1}{2^2}\cdot 2^{\frac{1}{2}\!\log_2(9)} [/tex] . **

[tex]\;=\;\frac{1}{4}\cdot 2^{\log_2(9^{\frac{1}{2}})} \;=\;\frac{1}{4}\cdot 2^{\log_2(3)}\;=\;\frac{1}{4}\cdot 3 \;=\;\frac{3}{4}[/tex]** . Note that: .[tex]\left(\frac{a}{b}\right)^{-n} \;=\;\left(\frac{b}{a}\right)^n[/tex]
 

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