<PRE><B>Question 37127</B>
&lt;pre&gt;&lt;font size = 5&gt;&lt;b&gt;                     27&lt;sup&gt;2/3&lt;/sup&gt;

Since 27 = 3&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, substitute (3&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;) for 27

                   (3&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;)&lt;sup&gt;2/3&lt;/sup&gt;

Remove the parentheses by multiplying the outer exponent
2/3 by the inner exponent 3, and since 2/3 × 3 = 2 we have

                     3&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;  

or 

                      9

Edwin
AnlytcPhil@aol.com&lt;/pre&gt;

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