Answer
$5$
Work Step by Step
RECALL:
$a^m \cdot a^n = a^{m+n}$
Use the rule above to obtain:
$=5^{\frac{2}{3} + \frac{1}{3}}
\\=5^{\frac{3}{3}}
\\=5^1
\\=5$
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Rational Exponents - Exercise Set - Page 522: 56
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