Is there a "distributive property of division"??
Like as in this question:
(-3)2n+1 /(27*(-3)2n) n is a positive whole number.
Can you do this:
((-3)2n+1 /27)*((-3)2n+1 /(-3)2n) ??????
THANK YOU
(-3)2n+1 /(27*(-3)2n)
Note that we can write this as
(-3)2n+1 / (-3)2n * ( 1 /27 )
And remember that we have the property that am / an = a ( m - n)
So ...we have....
(-3) [ (2n + 1) - 2n ] * (1/27) =
(-3)1 * (1/27) =
(-3) / 27 =
-1 / 9
Also...
\(\frac{(-3)^{2n+1}}{27\,\cdot\,(-3)^{2n}}=\frac{(-3)^{2n+1}}{27}\,\cdot\,\frac{(-3)^{2n+1}}{(-3)^{2n}}\)
This is not true.
If you multiply the two fractions on the right side together, you will get \(\frac{[ (-3)^{2n+1})]^2}{27\,\cdot\,(-3)^{2n}}\) .
\(\frac{a}{bc}\,\neq\,\frac{a}{b}\,\cdot\,\frac{a}{c}\)
But..you can distribute division the same as you distribute multiplication, like this....
\(\frac{8 + 6 +10}{2}=\frac12(8+6+10)\,=\,(\frac12)(8)+(\frac12)(6)+(\frac12)(10)\,=\,4+3+5\,=\,12\)