SOLUTION: These are suppose to be simplified and there are not suppose to be any negitives. These two are very similar and I do not understand how they can be solved differently. a. 1

Question 742959: These are suppose to be simplified and there are not suppose to be any negitives. These two are very similar and I do not understand how they can be solved differently.

a. 1 b. 1
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x^1/2 x ^-(1/2)
Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Never leave a radical (in this case a square root or 1/2 power) in the denominator. Multiply the fraction by the denominator over itself.

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