document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=582434>Question 582434</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I'm having a lot of trouble with a couple of different questions. I did do the homework on this, but I feel like I did not do an example like this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) (25u^2)^5/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) b^2/3b^2/3 / -b^1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C) Find the perimeter of the trapezoid. This one they gave us a problem like it, but they never made us set it up fully. So I'm not even sure how to set it up.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sides: 4 square root of 50, 2 square root of 72, 3 square root of 2, & the square root of 50. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #372056 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=372056\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A) (25u^2)^(5/2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 2 in the exponent denominator means \"take the square root\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 5 in the exponent numerator means \"raise to the 5th power\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(25u^2)^(5/2) = (5u)^5 = 3125u^5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) b^2/3b^(2/3) / -b^(1/3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [b^(4/3)/3] / [-b^(1/3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [b^(4/3)/[-3b^(1/3)]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= b/(-3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (-1/3)b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C) Find the perimeter of the trapezoid. This one they gave us a problem like it, but they never made us set it up fully. So I'm not even sure how to set it up. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sides: 4 square root of 50, 2 square root of 72, 3 square root of 2, & the square root of 50.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P =  2sqrt(50) + 2sqrt(72)+3sqrt(2)+sqrt(50)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 2*5sqrt(2) + 2*6sqrt(2) + 3 sqrt(2) + 5sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 30sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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