Please answer this question. About Properties of Exponents. Simplify. Rewrite the expression as a sum of terms, where each term is in the form k times a^n.

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Prassee · Answer 1 · 2020-10-09T04:54:46+0000

Answer:

2a^(5/2) - 4/a^(1/2)

Explanation:

√a (2a^2 - 4/a)

= a^(1/2) (2a^2 - 4/a)

= 2a^(1/2 + 2) - 4a^(1/2 - 1)

= 2a^(5/2) - 4a^(-1/2)

= 2a^(5/2) - 4/a^(1/2)