Question

A rectangle has a length of the fifth root of 16 inches and a width of 2 to the 1 over 5 power inches. Find the area of the rectangle.

2 to the 3 over 5 power inches squared
2 to the 4 over 5 power inches squared
2 inches squared
2 to the 2 over 5 power inches squared



Rewrite the rational exponent as a radical by extending the properties of integer exponents.

2 to the 7 over 8 power, all over 2 to the 1 over 4 power

the eighth root of 2 to the fifth power
the fifth root of 2 to the eighth power
the square root of 2 to the 5 over 8 p