SOLUTION: These are suppose to be simplified and there are not suppose to be any negitives. These two are very similar and I do not understand how they can be solved differently. a. 1

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Question 742959: These are suppose to be simplified and there are not suppose to be any negitives. These two are very similar and I do not understand how they can be solved differently.

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x^1/2 x ^-(1/2)
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Never leave a radical (in this case a square root or 1/2 power) in the denominator. Multiply the fraction by the denominator over itself.



For 1%2Fx%5E%28-1%2F2%29 remember that 1%2Fx%5E%28-a%29+=+x%5Ea


1%2Fx%5E%28-1%2F2%29+=+x%5E%281%2F2%29