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Find the product with the exponent in simplest form.

Find the product with the exponent in simplest form.-example-1
User Charles Morin
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Answer:

x = 7 , y = 12

Explanation:

using the rule of exponents


a^(m) ×
a^(n) =
a^((m+n))

consider left side


6^{(1)/(3) } ×
6^{(1)/(4) }

=
6^{((1)/(3)+(1)/(4)) }

=
6^{((4)/(12)+(3)/(12)) }

=
6^{(7)/(12) } =
6^{(x)/(y) } , comparing exponents , then

x = 7 and y = 12

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