Answer
$-(17)^{\frac{1}{2}}$
Work Step by Step
Recall the rational exponent property (pg. 382):
$\sqrt[n]{a}=a^{\frac{1}{n}}$
Applying this property to the given expression gives:
$=-\sqrt[2]{17}$
$=-(17)^{\frac{1}{2}}$
Algebra 2 Common Core
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133186024
ISBN 13:
978-0-13318-602-4
Chapter 6 - Radical Functions and Rational Exponents - Mid-Chapter Quiz - Page 389: 17
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