document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263082>Question 263082</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Z^m/n = z^m*1/n = (z^1/n)^m = (n/square root of z)^m.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193819 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=193819\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z%5E%28m%2Fn%29=z%5E%28m%2A%281%2Fn%29%29%5E%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z%5E%28m%2Fn%29=z%5E%28m%2A%281%2Fn%29%29%5E%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Use the property that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Fb=a%281%2Fb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Fb=a%281%2Fb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z%5E%28m%2Fn%29=%28z%5E%281%2Fn%29%29%5Em%5E%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z%5E%28m%2Fn%29=%28z%5E%281%2Fn%29%29%5Em%5E%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Use the identity <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E%28y%2Az%29=%28x%5E%28y%29%29%5Ez ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E%28y%2Az%29=%28x%5E%28y%29%29%5Ez\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z%5E%28m%2Fn%29=%28root%28n%2Cz%29%29%5Em%5E%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z%5E%28m%2Fn%29=%28root%28n%2Cz%29%29%5Em%5E%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Convert to radical notation. Remember that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E%28m%2Fn%29%5E%22%22=root%28n%2Cx%5Em%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E%28m%2Fn%29%5E%22%22=root%28n%2Cx%5Em%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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