What procedures are followed to rewrite expressions involving radicals and rational exponents?

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anonymous · Answer

@hartnn

dumbcow · Answer

like this:

$$\sqrt[n]{x^m} = x^{m/n}$$

anonymous · Answer

if possible, can you give an explanation that i can relay into a sentence?

dumbcow · Answer

well when converting from radical form to rational exponent, the index of radical becomes denominator of fractional exponent

anonymous · Answer

thank you. any input hartnn?

hartnn · Answer

anonymous · Answer

so, dumbcow

anonymous · Answer

if someone were to ask the question i asked, and you gave them the reply you gave above, would that suffice?

dumbcow · Answer

haha depends on who is asking .... refer to link @hartnn posted to learn the concept for yourself

hartnn · Answer

and remember, for math, nothing beats practice! :)