Precalculus Examples

Simplify ( square root of cube root of 4m^4n^5)/( cube root of 256m^10n^2)
Step 1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.1
Rewrite as .
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Step 1.1.1
Factor out .
Step 1.1.2
Factor out .
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Move .
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Move .
Step 1.1.5
Rewrite as .
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Add parentheses.
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Add parentheses.
Step 1.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 2.1
Rewrite as .
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Step 2.1.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.3
Factor out .
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Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.5
Move .
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Rewrite as .
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Add parentheses.
Step 2.1.8
Add parentheses.
Step 2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 3
Multiply by .
Step 4
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2
Move .
Step 4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.5
Add and .
Step 4.6
Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
Step 4.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.6.5
Simplify.
Step 5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.1
Move .
Step 5.2
Multiply by .
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Step 5.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.3
Add and .
Step 6
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 6.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.5
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 6.5.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 6.6.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out .
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Move .
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Move .
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Rewrite as .
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Add parentheses.
Step 6.6.8
Add parentheses.
Step 6.7
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.8
Combine exponents.
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Step 6.8.1
Rewrite the expression using the least common index of .
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Step 6.8.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
Step 6.8.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 6.8.3
Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.8.6
Rewrite as .
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Step 6.8.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.8.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.8.6.5
Simplify.
Step 6.8.7
Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 6.8.9
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 6.8.9.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply by .
Step 6.8.10
Combine exponents.
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Step 6.8.10.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.8.10.3
Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 6.8.10.4.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 6.8.10.5
Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 6.8.10.6.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.8.10.6.3
Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 6.8.10.7.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 6.9
Rewrite as .
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Step 6.9.1
Factor out .
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Factor out .
Step 6.9.3
Move .
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Rewrite as .
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Add parentheses.
Step 6.9.6
Add parentheses.
Step 6.10
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 7
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 7.1
Move .
Step 7.2
Multiply by .
Step 8
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 8.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 8.4
Add and .
Step 9
Raise to the power of .
Step 10
Remove parentheses.
Step 11
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 11.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 11.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 11.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 11.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 11.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 11.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 11.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 11.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 11.4
Reorder factors in .