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Describe how to transform into an expression with a rational exponent. Use full sentence

Describe how to transform into an expression with a rational exponent. Use full sentence-example-1

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For any numbers x, a and b, we aply the following rules:


\sqrt[a]{x^b}=x\text{\textasciicircum(b/a)}

and


(x^a)^b=x^(ab)

Therefore, we got:


(\sqrt[6]{x^5})^7=x^{(5\cdot7)/6\text{ = 35/6}}

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