Please I need help with this
(a 1/2 b )1/2 (ab 1/2)
Maxine, you mentioned earlier that there were exponents in this problem. I can't see them at all because that's the computer and how you are typing. I acknowledge this question is here, and I'd love to help, but unfortunately, you need to make the exponents more distinct before I can help you accurately.
Here are the correct problems
(a^1/2 b)^1/2 x (ab^1/2)
To simplify the expression (a^(1/2)b)^(1/2)(ab^(1/2)), we can apply the rules of exponents.
Inside the first set of parentheses, we have (a^(1/2)b). Applying the exponent of 1/2 to both a and b, we get √a * b^(1/2).
Now, we can rewrite the expression as (√a * b^(1/2))^(1/2)(ab^(1/2)).
To raise a product to a power, each term in the product is raised to that power. So, we can apply the exponent 1/2 to √a and b^(1/2) separately: (√(√a) * (b^(1/2))^(1/2))(ab^(1/2)).
Simplifying further, we get (√√a * b^(1/4))(ab^(1/2)).
Finally, we can multiply the two terms together: (√√a * b^(1/4)) * (ab^(1/2)) = √√a * a * b^(1/4 + 1/2) = √√a * a * b^(3/4).
So, the simplified expression is √√a * a * b^(3/4).