SOLUTION: Please help me solve its multiply or divide the radical expressions answer should be written as a simplified radical the third root of q-1 over the fourth root of q-1

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Question 414466: Please help me solve its multiply or divide the radical expressions answer should be written as a simplified radical the third root of q-1 over the fourth root of q-1
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, solver91311:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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simplified radical the third root of q-1 over the fourth root of q-1
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(q-1)^(1/3)/(q-1)^(1/4)
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= (q-1)^[(1/3)-(1/4)]
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= (q-1)^[1/12]
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

You have:

The easiest way to do this so it is clearly understandable is to write the roots as rational exponents, thus:

Then recall the law of exponents that says:

Calculate .

So:

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it