document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=540908>Question 540908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use ration exponents to write x^1/5*y^1/2*z^1/8 as a single radical expression </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #353906 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=353906\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the least common multiple for the denominator of all the exponents is 40.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/5 = 8/40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 = 20/40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/8 = 5/40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use that to combine into one radical as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^(1/5) * y^(1/2) * z^(1/8) is equal to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^(8/40) * y^(20/40) * z^(5/40) which is equal to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x^8 * y^20 * z^5) ^ (1/40).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in radical form this is equal to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 40th root of (x^8 * y^20 * z^5).<BR>\n" );
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