How do you simplify $(a^(1/2))^(3/2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-08T01:59:44

Use this rule of exponents to simplify: $(x^color(red)(a))^color(blue)(b) = x^(color(red)(a) xx color(blue)(b))$

$(a^color(red)(1/2))^color(blue)(3/2) = a^(color(red)(1/2) xx color(blue)(3/2)) = a^(3/4)$

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