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Simplify radical using the exponent rule. Show work

Simplify radical using the exponent rule. Show work-example-1
User Giovanny
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Answer:


(1)/(x^(4) )

Explanation:

(
\sqrt[3]{x^(2) } ×
\sqrt[6]{x^(4)})⁻³


\sqrt[3]{x^(2) } is the same thing as
x^{(2)/(3) }

you can think of the numerator as the power and the denominator as the root

rewrite both terms:

(
x^{(2)/(3) } ×
x^{(4)/(6) })⁻³

simplify the 4/6:

(
x^{(2)/(3) } ×
x^{(2)/(3) })⁻³

bases are the same, add the exponents:

(
x^{(4)/(3) })⁻³

multiply the exponents:


x^{(-12)/(3) }

simplify:

x⁻⁴

negative power rule:


(1)/(x^(4) )

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