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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help please... (pic attached)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

use rules of exponents. What is \[x^{\frac{3}{2}}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is \[x^{-1}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what do you mean? its -1 ?

OpenStudy (jack1):

seventh root x = x^1/7 so x^15*1/7 so x^(15/7) does this help at all...?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[x^{-1}=\frac{1}{x}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

8x 15/7 ?

OpenStudy (jack1):

no, have a look at pete's equation above

OpenStudy (jack1):

you currently have : 8 / (x^(15/7))

OpenStudy (jack1):

so to bring it up to become a numerator, what happens to the power...?

OpenStudy (jack1):

\[hint : \frac{ 2 }{ x ^{4} } = 2 \times x ^{-4}\]

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