1. **State the problem:** Simplify and verify the equation:
$$\left(2x^{2}y^{-1} / 3z^{2}\right)^{-2} \times \left(3xz^{2} / y\right)^{3} = \frac{3^{7} z^{10}}{2^{2} x y}$$
2. **Rewrite the expression clearly:**
$$\left(\frac{2x^{2}y^{-1}}{3z^{2}}\right)^{-2} \times \left(\frac{3xz^{2}}{y}\right)^{3}$$
3. **Apply the negative exponent rule:**
$$\left(\frac{a}{b}\right)^{-n} = \left(\frac{b}{a}\right)^{n}$$
So,
$$\left(\frac{2x^{2}y^{-1}}{3z^{2}}\right)^{-2} = \left(\frac{3z^{2}}{2x^{2}y^{-1}}\right)^{2}$$
4. **Simplify inside the parentheses:**
Note that $y^{-1} = \frac{1}{y}$, so denominator is $2x^{2} \times \frac{1}{y} = \frac{2x^{2}}{y}$.
Therefore,
$$\left(\frac{3z^{2}}{\frac{2x^{2}}{y}}\right)^{2} = \left(3z^{2} \times \frac{y}{2x^{2}}\right)^{2} = \left(\frac{3 y z^{2}}{2 x^{2}}\right)^{2}$$
5. **Square the fraction:**
$$\left(\frac{3 y z^{2}}{2 x^{2}}\right)^{2} = \frac{3^{2} y^{2} z^{4}}{2^{2} x^{4}} = \frac{9 y^{2} z^{4}}{4 x^{4}}$$
6. **Simplify the second term:**
$$\left(\frac{3 x z^{2}}{y}\right)^{3} = \frac{3^{3} x^{3} z^{6}}{y^{3}} = \frac{27 x^{3} z^{6}}{y^{3}}$$
7. **Multiply the two results:**
$$\frac{9 y^{2} z^{4}}{4 x^{4}} \times \frac{27 x^{3} z^{6}}{y^{3}} = \frac{9 \times 27 \times y^{2} \times z^{4} \times x^{3} \times z^{6}}{4 \times x^{4} \times y^{3}}$$
8. **Combine like terms:**
$$= \frac{243 x^{3} y^{2} z^{10}}{4 x^{4} y^{3}}$$
9. **Cancel common factors:**
$$= \frac{243 \cancel{x^{3}} y^{2} z^{10}}{4 \cancel{x^{3}} x^{1} y^{3}} = \frac{243 y^{2} z^{10}}{4 x y^{3}}$$
10. **Simplify powers of y:**
$$= \frac{243 z^{10}}{4 x y}$$
11. **Rewrite constants:**
Note that $243 = 3^{5}$ and $4 = 2^{2}$, so
$$= \frac{3^{5} z^{10}}{2^{2} x y}$$
12. **Compare with the right side:**
Given right side is
$$\frac{3^{7} z^{10}}{2^{2} x y}$$
Our result has $3^{5}$, but the right side has $3^{7}$.
13. **Conclusion:**
The left side simplifies to
$$\frac{3^{5} z^{10}}{2^{2} x y}$$
which is not equal to the right side
$$\frac{3^{7} z^{10}}{2^{2} x y}$$
Therefore, the equation as given is not true unless multiplied by $3^{2}$ on the left side.
**Final simplified left side:**
$$\frac{3^{5} z^{10}}{2^{2} x y}$$
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