Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 7 - Exponents and Exponential Functions - 7-5 Rational Exponents and Radicals - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 451: 42

Answer

$2x$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=(x^{\frac{2}{3}})(8x)^{\frac{1}{3}}$ Rewrite as cube terms. $=(x^{\frac{2}{3}})(2^3x)^{\frac{1}{3}}$ Clear the parentheses: $=x^{\frac{2}{3}}2^{(3\cdot \frac{1}{3})}x^{\frac{1}{3}}$ Simplify. $=x^{\frac{2}{3}}2x^{\frac{1}{3}}$ Add exponents of powers with the same base. $=2x^{\frac{2}{3}+\frac{1}{3}}$ Simplify. $=2x^{\frac{2+1}{3}}$ $=2x^{\frac{3}{3}}$ $=2x$.
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