SOLUTION: Use rational exponents to write x^1/5*y^1/3*z^1/6 as a single radical expression.

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Question 199283: Use rational exponents to write x^1/5*y^1/3*z^1/6 as a single radical expression.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use rational exponents to write x^1/5*y^1/3*z^1/6 as a single radical expression.



Get the common denominator of all those denominators
of the exponents

That is we want the LCM of 5,3,6, which is 30

So we write 1%2F5 as 6%2F30
we write 1%2F3 as 10%2F30
and we write 1%2F6 as 5%2F30



Now use the principle 
on each factor:

root%2830%2Cx%5E6%29root%2830%2Cy%5E10%29root%2830%2Cz%5E5%29

and then multiply under the radicals with common
index:

root%2830%2Cx%5E6y%5E10z%5E5%29

That's a single radical expresion.

Edwin