Answer
${1/4}$
Work Step by Step
You have the expression ($a^{1/2}$$)^{1/2}$.you have to simplify the expression:
$a^{1/2*1/2}$ -multiply the exponents because you are raising a power to a power-
=$a^{1/4}$
Thus, we see that 1/4 is the correct answer.
