Question

Simplify: Square root x^3 divided by Cube root x^4

Answer 1

how else could you write this out?

Answer 2

http://imgur.com/ckiMgdn this is a picture of the question

Answer 3

Yes, I know how to write it out. Do you know how else to write it out?

Answer 4

just like that^ cheetos

Answer 5

Then it's a matter of subtracting the second exponent from the first.

Answer 6

yes wrote it like that tan you subtract
the exponets right?

Answer 7

uh huh!

Answer 8

so it becomes x^-1/-1 ?

Answer 9

how did you get that? did you subtract 4/3 from 3/2?

Answer 10

which turns into x^1 because negative by negative becomes positive right?

Answer 11

3/2 - 4/3 = ?

Answer 12

\[\frac{3}{2}-\frac{4}{3}=\frac{9}{6}-\frac{8}{6}=\frac{1}{6}\]

Answer 13

^, this guy isn't helping you, he's doing your work for you!

Answer 14

? i thought 3-4 is negative 1 because 4 is bigger

Answer 15

just copy verbatim what Mertsj is writing and you're on your way!

Answer 16

oh you have to have same denominator

Answer 17

you need to have a common denominator when subtracting fractions.

Answer 18

You can't subtract fractions unless the denominators are the same.

Answer 19

Ok thanks sean and mertsj

Answer 20

don't mention it.

Answer 21

yw