SOLUTION: How do you factor out 2x from 18x^2/3 * 8x^3/4? I tried to figure this out by looking at examples but none of them showed exponents that were smaller than the one on the number we

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Question 228988: How do you factor out 2x from 18x^2/3 * 8x^3/4? I tried to figure this out by looking at examples but none of them showed exponents that were smaller than the one on the number we are factoring out. I know that 2x = 2x^1. Thanks in advance.
Sandi
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you factor out 2x from 18x^2/3 * 8x^3/4?
I tried to figure this out by looking at examples but none of them showed exponents that were smaller than the one on the number we are factoring out.
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What you have posted is a product. You usually don't factor products.
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Your product is 144x^(2/3 + 3/4)
= 144x^(17/12)
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If you factor out 2x you would get:
= (2x)(72x^(5/12))
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Cheers,
Stan H.