document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228988>Question 228988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you factor out 2x from 18x^2/3 * 8x^3/4? I tried to figure this out by looking at examples but none of them showed exponents that were smaller than the one on the number we are factoring out. I know that 2x = 2x^1. Thanks in advance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to figure this out by looking at examples but none of them showed exponents that were smaller than the one on the number we are factoring out.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you have posted is a product.  You usually don't factor products.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your product is 144x^(2/3 + 3/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 144x^(17/12)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you factor out 2x you would get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (2x)(72x^(5/12))<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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