Hi Richard.
You've probably tried questions like this following one: What is |
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Answer: , because you multiply the exponents.You've probably also tried questions that switch between exponent form and radical form:
How can you re-write |
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? Answer: |
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Now put both these ideas together: |
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Hope this helps,
Stephen La Rocque.
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