Homework Help: algebra

Posted by Katy on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 3:57am.

Can someone show me how to use
fractional exponents to solve
5^(1/4)*5^(2/3) and then convert to
radicals and simplify to the lowest
terms?

algebra - drwls, Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 6:27am
5^(1/4)*5^(2/3) = 5^(3/12 + 8/12)
= 5^(11/12)

I do not see any possibility for further simplification

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