Answer
(a) $w^{5/3}$
(b) $8a^{13/4}$
Work Step by Step
(a) $\frac{w^{4/3}w^{2/3}}{w^{1/3}}=w^{4/3+2/3-1/3}=w^{5/3}$
(b) $\frac{a^{5/4}(2a^{3/4})^{3}}{a^{1/4}}=2^{3}a^{(5/4)+(3/4)3-1/4}=8a^{13/4}$
College Algebra 7th Edition
by Stewart, James; Redlin, Lothar; Watson, Saleem
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1305115546
ISBN 13:
978-1-30511-554-5
Chapter P, Prerequisites - Section P.4 - Rational Exponents and Radicals - P.4 Exercises - Page 30: 61
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