Section 1.2 : Rational Exponents
8. Simplify the following expression and write the answer with only positive exponents.
\[{x^{\frac{1}{4}}}\,{x^{ - \frac{1}{5}}}\] Show SolutionThere isn’t really a lot to do here other than to use the exponent properties from the previous section to do the simplification.
\[{x^{\frac{1}{4}}}\,{x^{ - \frac{1}{5}}} = {x^{\frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{5}}}\, = \require{bbox} \bbox[2pt,border:1px solid black]{{{x^{\frac{1}{{20}}}}}}\]