Use rational exponents to write....

Question

anonymous · Answer

$$\sqrt[3]{x} * \sqrt[4]{}$$

anonymous · Answer

?????seems incomplete....

anonymous · Answer

after the star, fourth root of what????

anonymous · Answer

5x

anonymous · Answer

ill repost one second

anonymous · Answer

$$\sqrt[3]{x} * \sqrt[4]{5x}$$

anonymous · Answer

$$I got \sqrt[12]{5x ^{7}}$$

anonymous · Answer

is this right

anonymous · Answer

I think it should be as follows

anonymous · Answer

$$\sqrt[3]{x}*\sqrt[4]{5x} = x ^{1/3}*(5x)^{1/4} = x ^{1/3}*5^{1/4}*x ^{1/4}=5^{1/4}*x ^{7/12}$$

anonymous · Answer

u hv been asked to use rational exponents....

anonymous · Answer

well to write it as a single radical expression

anonymous · Answer

and yet to use rational exponents

anonymous · Answer

radical form and rational forms are separate/different from each other.  what i hv given is the rational exponent form

anonymous · Answer

also since the rational exponents are not same, we cannot combine them like u hv done

anonymous · Answer

what does your answer key give as the answer??

anonymous · Answer

i dont have one

anonymous · Answer

lol thats the confusing part, my book doesnt even have an example for a problem like this

anonymous · Answer

but i think the answer u has matches mine
mine is just in an rational form