Posted by Anynomous(66.126.111.22) on October 10, 2003 at 01:50:37:
In Reply to: can't figure this square root problem out posted by on October 09, 2003 at 17:25:31:
Problem statement:
Simplify (3y^5)^1/2)/y^2^1/2
Use the product rule for exponents to untangle this mess.
a^b^c = a^(b*c)
(3y^5^)1/2/y^2^1/2 = 3^1/2*y^3/2