SOLUTION: Factor x^-1/3 out of x^1/3 + x^-1/3 I multiplied x^1/3 by x^-1/3 and got x^-1 and then factored out the x^-1/3 and my answer i got was x^-1/3(i/x + 1) is this correct

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Question 87584: Factor x^-1/3 out of x^1/3 + x^-1/3
I multiplied x^1/3 by x^-1/3 and got x^-1 and then factored out the x^-1/3 and my answer i got was x^-1/3(i/x + 1) is this correct

Answer by stanbon(48569) About Me  (Show Source):
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Factor x^-1/3 out of x^1/3 + x^-1/3
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= x^(1/3)[1 + x^(-2/3)]
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Cheers,
Stan H.