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Describe how to transform the quantity of the fifth root of x to the seventh power, to the third powerinto an expression with a rational exponent. Make sure you respond with complete sentences.

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(\sqrt[5]{x^(7)})^(3)=(x^{(7)/(5)})^(3)=x^{(7\cdot3)/(5)}=x^{(21)/(5)}

The root is equivalent to a fractional power with that number as the denominator. Otherwise, the rules of exponents apply.
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