document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=742959>Question 742959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> These are suppose to be simplified and there are not suppose to be any negitives. These two are very similar and I do not understand how they can be solved differently. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 1                       b. 1 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^1/2                        x ^-(1/2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #452700 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><B>fcabanski(1391)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><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=452700\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Never leave a radical (in this case a square root or 1/2 power) in the denominator.  Multiply the fraction by the denominator over itself.<P><BR>\n" );
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