Question

Someone help and explain please.

Answer 1

k = 5/6

Explanation:

The √ can be rewrite as a power, and this power is 1/2

So √a = a^1/2, and it is multiplying a, so we add the powers: a¹•a^1/2 = a^(1+1/2) = a^3/2

And the ³√ can be rewrite as the power 1/3, but the a inside the ³√ is to the power of 2, so we can rewrite it like this: (a²)^1/3

And to evaluate this we have to multiply the powers, so we will have: a^2/3

Now we have this fraction:

`\frac{ {a}^{ (3)/(2) } }{ {a}^{ (2)/(3) } }`

A fraction with powers in the same base can be rewrite like a subtraction of the powers, so let's do that:

`\frac{ {a}^{ (3)/(2) } }{ {a}^{ (2)/(3) } } = {a}^{ (3)/(2) - (2)/(3) } = {a}^{ (5)/(6) }`