document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=325500>Question 325500</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify using properties of exponents:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^1/7(a^7/3+a^6/7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do I do the distributive property first or put them into radical form first? If I do the distributive property first how do I deal with the exponents?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #233070 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=233070\">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=a%5E%281%2F7%29%28a%5E%287%2F3%29%2Ba%5E%286%2F7%29%29%5E%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%281%2F7%29%28a%5E%287%2F3%29%2Ba%5E%286%2F7%29%29%5E%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%281%2F7%29%28a%5E%287%2F3%29%29%2Ba%5E%281%2F7%29%28a%5E%286%2F7%29%29%5E%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%281%2F7%29%28a%5E%287%2F3%29%29%2Ba%5E%281%2F7%29%28a%5E%286%2F7%29%29%5E%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%281%2F7%2B7%2F3%29%2Ba%5E%281%2F7%2B6%2F7%29%5E%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%281%2F7%2B7%2F3%29%2Ba%5E%281%2F7%2B6%2F7%29%5E%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the terms by adding the exponents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%2852%2F21%29%2Ba%5E%287%2F7%29%5E%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%2852%2F21%29%2Ba%5E%287%2F7%29%5E%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%2852%2F21%29%5E%22%22%2Ba ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%2852%2F21%29%5E%22%22%2Ba\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce and simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E%281%2F7%29%28a%5E%287%2F3%29%2Ba%5E%286%2F7%29%29=a%5E%2852%2F21%29%5E%22%22%2Ba ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E%281%2F7%29%28a%5E%287%2F3%29%2Ba%5E%286%2F7%29%29=a%5E%2852%2F21%29%5E%22%22%2Ba\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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