SOLUTION: Use rational exponents to simplify. root ( 3, x^6 )

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Question 133100: Use rational exponents to simplify.
root ( 3, x^6 )

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Start with the given expression




Convert the expression from radical notation to exponent notation. Remember




Now multiply the exponents



Reduce





So simplifies to . In other words, where x is positive.