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Elementary Algebra: Drill 4, Problem 1. Simplify the expression.

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And another Shmoop de jour for you and your.. brain.

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Simplify: a to the 8 and one-half power.

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And here are the potential answers...

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Alright. Do we realize that when we raise an exponent to a power with a fraction...

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...we can simply multiply those numbers together?

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In this case we are raising 'a' to the 8th power, which is then raised to the one-half power.

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So we can do the dirty work first.

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8 times 1/2 equals 4.

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Which means we're left with a to the 4th power...and that's it.

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Answer D.

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