You have challenged four other students to come up with expressions equal to x2. Their submissions are below.

Mike Kelly Scott Kim
x to the eight-fifths power times x to the four-fifths power, over x to the two-fifths power the seventh root of the quantity of x to the third times x to the fifth times x to the sixth the sixth root of x, to the third power the fifth root of x times x to the two-fifths power times x to the three-fifths power times x to the four-fifths power

Question

You have challenged four other students to come up with expressions equal to x2. Their submissions are below.


Mike	Kelly	Scott	Kim
x to the eight-fifths power times x to the four-fifths power, over x to the two-fifths power	the seventh root of the quantity of x to the third times x to the fifth times x to the sixth	the sixth root of x, to the third power	the fifth root of x times x to the two-fifths power times x to the three-fifths power times x to the four-fifths power

anonymous · Answer

Mike
x to the eight-fifths power times x to the four-fifths power, over x to the two-fifths power

Kelly
the seventh root of the quantity of x to the third times x to the fifth times x to the sixth

Scott
the sixth root of x, to the third power

Kim
the fifth root of x times x to the two-fifths power times x to the three-fifths power times x to the four-fifths power

anonymous · Answer

Using complete sentences explain the steps in simplifying the expression of each student and identify who is correct