document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=920815>Question 920815</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a^1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can you write out the steps? im really confused on what to do for simplifying radicals with just variables. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #558583 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=558583\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> look at it this way a^2 = a(1/2)*a(1/2)*a(1/2)*a(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when you multiply, you add exponents of like variables, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^(1/2) / (a(1/2)*a(1/2)*a(1/2)*a(1/2)) = 1/ a^(3/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we were able to cancel one a^(1/2) from numerator and denominator \r<BR>\n" );
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