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What is ^3 sqrt(x^3)/^5 sqrt(x^2) in simplest form?

x^3/5
x^5/3
x^9/15
x^15/9

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The correct answer would be a. x^3/5

User Cristian Necula
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The correct answer is x^3/5

This is how to solve the question:
We have to separate the numerator from the denominator in order to easily simplify the whole expression.

3 sqrt(x^3) = x
5 sqrt(x^2) = x - 2/5

Then form the fraction

= x / (x - 2/5)
= x^3/5

So the correct answer is x^3/5
User Cwbowron
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