SOLUTION: How does 5 times the fourth root of r cubed divided by the square root of r simplify to 5 times the fourth root of r?

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Question 567803: How does 5 times the fourth root of r cubed divided by the square root of r simplify to 5 times the fourth root of r?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How does 5 times the fourth root of r cubed divided by the square root of r simplify to 5 times the fourth root of r?
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5*r^(3/4)/(r^(1/2))
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= 5[r^((3/4)-(1/2))]
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= 5[r^((3/4)-(2/4)]
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= 5[r^(1/4)]
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= 5*4th root of r
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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