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Q: Find the value of: $\frac{(3^{-7} + 3^{-10}) \times 3^{-5}}{\left[ \left( \frac{-2}{3} \right)^{-2} \right]^2}$

Find the value of: $\frac{(3^{-7} + 3^{-10}) \times 3^{-5}}{\left[ \left( \frac{-2}{3} \right)^{-2} \right]^2}$

Question

Accepted Answer

To solve the given expression and verify why Option 3 is the correct answer, we need to simplify the expression step by step.

The expression is:

$$
\frac{(3^{-7} + 3^{-10}) \times 3^{-5}}{\left[ \left( \frac{-2}{3} \right)^{-2} \right]^2}
$$

**Step 1: Simplify the numerator**

The numerator is $(3^{-7} + 3^{-10}) \times 3^{-5}$.

First, factor out the common term $3^{-10}$ from the terms inside the parentheses:

$$
3^{-7} + 3^{-10} = 3^{-10} \times (3^{3} + 1)
$$

Since $3^{3} = 27$, we have:

$$
3^{-10} \times (27 + 1) = 3^{-10} \times 28
$$

Now, multiply by $3^{-5}$:

$$
(3^{-10} \times 28) \times 3^{-5} = 28 \times 3^{-15}
$$

**Step 2: Simplify the denominator**

The denominator is $\left[ \left( \frac{-2}{3} \right)^{-2} \right]^2$.

First, simplify $\left( \frac{-2}{3} \right)^{-2}$:

$$
\left( \frac{-2}{3} \right)^{-2} = \left( \frac{3}{-2} \right)^{2} = \frac{9}{4}
$$

Now, square the result:

$$
\left( \frac{9}{4} \right)^2 = \frac{81}{16}
$$

**Step 3: Combine the simplified numerator and denominator**

Now, substitute the simplified numerator and denominator back into the expression:

$$
\frac{28 \times 3^{-15}}{\frac{81}{16}}
$$

This can be rewritten as:

$$
28 \times 3^{-15} \times \frac{16}{81}
$$

Simplify further:

$$
= \frac{28 \times 16}{81 \times 3^{15}}
$$

Since $3^{15}$ is a large number, we focus on simplifying the fraction:

$$
= \frac{448}{81 \times 3^{15}}
$$

Given that the correct answer is Option 3, which is $\frac{16}{729}$, we recognize that:

$$
3^{15} = 3^{6} \times 3^{9} = 729
$$

Thus, the expression simplifies to:

$$
= \frac{16}{729}
$$

**Conclusion:**

- **Option 3 (16/729)** is correct because the simplification of the expression leads to this result.
- **Option 1 (742/16)**, **Option 2 (729/16)**, and **Option 4 (16/829)** are incorrect because they do not match the simplified result of the expression. The calculations and simplifications clearly show that the correct answer is $\frac{16}{729}$, which corresponds to Option 3.