SOLUTION: i have to simplify this 1/8(3x+1)^(3/2) + 1/4(3x+1)^(1/2) ^ means to the power of if you didnt know

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Question 132660: i have to simplify this
1/8(3x+1)^(3/2) + 1/4(3x+1)^(1/2)
^ means to the power of if you didnt know

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression


Rewrite as


Rewrite the first expression using the identity


Now rewrite as



Let


Plug in


Factor out the GCF


Now substitute back in for u


Square to get


Distribute


Combine like terms


Rearrange the terms


Distribute


Rearrange the terms


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