Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Exponents and Radicals - 1.2 Exercises - Page 23: 59

Answer

$a)$ $5$ $b)$ $3^{1/5}$ $c)$ $4$

Work Step by Step

$a)$ $5^{2/3}\cdot5^{1/3}$ Evaluate the product by adding the exponents: $5^{2/3}\cdot5^{1/3}=5^{3/3}=5^{1}=5$ $b)$ $\dfrac{3^{3/5}}{3^{2/5}}$ Evaluate the division by substracting the exponents: $\dfrac{3^{3/5}}{3^{2/5}}=3^{3/5-2/5}=3^{1/5}$ $c)$ $(\sqrt[3]{4})^{3}$ Since we have the cubic root of a number cubed, this expressions can be simplified by just removing both the root and the exponent: $(\sqrt[3]{4})^{3}=4$
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