SOLUTION: (y^5)^(1/5)

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Question 398783: (y^5)^(1/5)
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28y%5E5%29%5E%281%2F5%29
The rule for exponents when raising a power to a power is to multiply the exponents:
y%5E%285%2A%281%2F5%29%29
Since 5*(1/5) = 1 this becomes:
y%5E1
and since y%5E1 is the same thing as y, the simplified result is:
y