document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=169282>Question 169282</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Please assist me in finding the solution to this problem... I've tried I am not sure if I am doing it correctly. Thanks \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^(2/5)b^(1/3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's not a problem to be solved, just an expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It can be \"simplified\", tho that's sometimes a matter of opinion as to what is simpler.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^(2/5)b^(1/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Get the a and b terms to the same exponent: 1/5 x 1/3 = 1/15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's simplified in the sense that there's only one fractional exponent, or root.\r<BR>\n" );
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