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Fractional indices pls help me

Fractional indices pls help me-example-1
User Klange
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Answer:


(7)/(4)

Explanation:

Dealing with the numerical part


(7)/(8) ÷
(1)/(2) =
(7)/(8) ×
(2)/(1) =
(14)/(8) =
(7)/(4)

Using the rule of exponents


(a^(m) )/(a^(n) ) =
a^((m-n)) , then


\frac{x^{(1)/(2) } }{x^{-(3)/(2) } }

=
x^{((1)/(2)-(-(3)/(2)) }

=
x^{((1)/(2)+(3)/(2)) }

=
x^{(4)/(2) }

= x²

Then


(7)/(8)
x^{(1)/(2) } ÷
(1)/(2)
x^{-(3)/(2) }

=
(7)/(4)

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