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Which of the following is the radical expression 5/a to the 7th power

Which of the following is the radical expression 5/a to the 7th power-example-1
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When an exponent is a fraction, the denominator is written as a root, while the numerator is the power:

Since a is to the power of 5/7, the 7 becomes the 7th root, and the 5 becomes a^5. This is:

7th root of (a^5), or(B).

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