HiSET: Math : Rewriting expressions

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Example Questions

Example Question #32 : Hi Set: High School Equivalency Test: Math

Rewrite the expression  as a single radical expression.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, rewrite each radical expression using rational exponents:

Multiply these expressions using the Product of Powers Property:

This can be rewritten in radical form as .

Example Question #32 : Hi Set: High School Equivalency Test: Math

Rewrite as a single power of :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Apply the properties of exponents to the expression as follows:

By the Power of a Power Property:

Restating:

By the Product of Powers of Property:

,

the correct response.

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