document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1115553>Question 1115553</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the simplified form of the following expression? assume a and c are both greater than or equal to 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%284th+root%28a%5E5b%5E2c%5E4%29%29-7ac%284th+root%28ab%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%284th+root%28a%5E5b%5E2c%5E4%29%29-7ac%284th+root%28ab%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "options are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 7ac(4th root (ab^2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) 7(4th root(ab^2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) -7(4th root(ab^2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) -7ac(4th root(ab^2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried to simplify it but got 14c\sqrt[4]{a^5b^2}-7ac\sqrt[4]{ab^2} which is not an option, what am I doing wrong and what is the real answer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In the first term, you simplified <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4throot%28c%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4throot%28c%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to just <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In that term you can also simplify <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4throot%28a%5E5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4throot%28a%5E5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2A4throot%28a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2A4throot%28a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then both terms will have the 4th root of the same expression, so they can be combined to give you one of the given answer choices. </SPAN>\n" );
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