document.write( "Question 9037: Is this right?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "simplify: v^1/3*v^2/5\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #4884 by prince_abubu(198) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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There is a rule for that with exponents. It's $\"+a%5Em%2Aa%5En+=+a%5E%28m%2Bn%29+\"$ . If the bases are the same with different powers, the way to simplify it is to rewrite the base just once, and raise it to the sum of the powers.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In your case, $\"v%5E%281%2F3%29%2Av%5E%282%2F5%29\"$ would equal $\"+v%5E%281%2F3+%2B+2%2F5%29+\"$ . This problem then really turns into addition of fractions with different denominators. I trust that you know how to do that. The answer should be $\"+v%5E%2811%2F15%29+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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