document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=75143>Question 75143</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am getting confused on this algebra problem.  The directions are to simplify the radical and to assume that all variables represent positive real numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I think I got the wrong answer when I tried to work it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 is the index of the radical and underneath the radical is 54a to the 5th power, c to the 7th power, and e to the 9th power.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #54013 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=54013\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 is the index of the radical and underneath the radical is 54a to the 5th power, c to the 7th power, and e to the 9th power. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2854a%5E5%2Ac%5E7%2Ae%5E9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2854a%5E5%2Ac%5E7%2Ae%5E9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we want to extract as much as we can from the radical, this is the equivalent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divided up to illustrate the 3rd powers which can be extracted from a cube rt<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2827%2A2%2Aa%5E3%2Aa%5E2%2Ac%5E3%2Ac%5E3%2Ac%2Ae%5E3%2Ae%5E3%2Ae%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2827%2A2%2Aa%5E3%2Aa%5E2%2Ac%5E3%2Ac%5E3%2Ac%2Ae%5E3%2Ae%5E3%2Ae%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Aa%2Ac%2Ac%2Ae%2Ae%2Ae ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Aa%2Ac%2Ac%2Ae%2Ae%2Ae\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*3<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%2Aa%5E2%2Ac%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%2Aa%5E2%2Ac%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Aa%2Ac%5E2%2Ae%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Aa%2Ac%5E2%2Ae%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > 3<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%2Aa%5E2%2Ac%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%2Aa%5E2%2Ac%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "do you have any questions about this? </SPAN>\n" );
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