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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can someone explain how to transform a radical into a rational exponent? :(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[(\sqrt[6]{x^5})^7\] this is what i have to tranform into an expression with a rational exponent :(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@imqwerty

imqwerty (imqwerty):

converting a radical into a rational exponent is nothing but removing the \(\sqrt{}\) sign from the expression if you have something like this- \(\Large \sqrt[\color{blue}a]{\color{red}b^\color{violet}c}\) then it can be written like this- \(\Large \color{red}b^{\frac{\color{violet}c}{\color{blue}a}}\) this is a helpful video which can help you grasp the topic better- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLxij_nL1Xg :) in your question you have to convert \(\Large (\underbrace{\sqrt[\color{blue}6]{\color{red}x^\color{violet}5}})^7\) 1st you convert this part inside the bracket and then you multiply the exponent with "\(7\)"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ooooh okay thats where it would start, that makes more sense reading it like that

imqwerty (imqwerty):

yeah :)

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