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Use rational exponents to write x^1/5*y^1/3*z^1/6 as a single radical expression.
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document.write( "Get the common denominator of all those denominators\r\n" );
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document.write( "That is we want the LCM of 5,3,6, which is 30\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we write  as \r\n" );
document.write( "we write  as \r\n" );
document.write( "and we write  as \r\n" );
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document.write( "Now use the principle \r\n" );
document.write( "on each factor:\r\n" );
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document.write( "and then multiply under the radicals with common\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's a single radical expresion.\r\n" );
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