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QuestionThe expression 2625\sqrt[6]{2} \cdot \sqrt{2^{5}} is equivalent to
Answer 21252^{\frac{12}{5}} 2382^{\frac{3}{8}} 2832^{\frac{8}{3}} 25122^{\frac{5}{12}} You have up to 9 questions left to raise your score.

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STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to simplify the given expression with roots and exponents and write it as a power of 2. Watch out! Don't mix up the root indexes and exponents!
Remember, roots are fractional exponents!

STEP 2

1. Rewrite the roots as fractional exponents
2. Combine the exponents
3. Simplify the exponent

STEP 3

Let's **rewrite** the roots as fractional exponents!
Remember, the sixth root of 2 is the same as 2 raised to the power of one-sixth.
So, 26\sqrt[6]{2} can be written as 2162^{\frac{1}{6}}.
This is because taking the sixth root is the inverse operation of raising to the sixth power.

STEP 4

Similarly, the square root of 252^5 is the same as 252^5 raised to the power of one-half.
So, 25\sqrt{2^5} becomes (25)12(2^5)^{\frac{1}{2}}, which simplifies to 2522^{\frac{5}{2}} using the power of a power rule.
Remember, when you raise a power to a power, you multiply the exponents!

STEP 5

Now, our expression looks like this: 2162522^{\frac{1}{6}} \cdot 2^{\frac{5}{2}}.
Since we're multiplying two terms with the same base, we can **add** their exponents!
This is a fundamental rule of exponents.

STEP 6

So, we have 216+522^{\frac{1}{6} + \frac{5}{2}}.
To add these fractions, we need a common denominator.
The least common denominator of 6 and 2 is 6.
Let's convert 52\frac{5}{2} to a fraction with a denominator of 6.
We multiply both the numerator and denominator by 3, giving us 156\frac{15}{6}.

STEP 7

Now, we can add the exponents: 16+156=1+156=166\frac{1}{6} + \frac{15}{6} = \frac{1+15}{6} = \frac{16}{6}.

STEP 8

We have 21662^{\frac{16}{6}}.
We can **simplify** this fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2.
So, 166\frac{16}{6} simplifies to 16÷26÷2=83\frac{16 \div 2}{6 \div 2} = \frac{8}{3}.

STEP 9

Therefore, our **final** simplified expression is 2832^{\frac{8}{3}}.
Awesome!

STEP 10

The expression 2625\sqrt[6]{2} \cdot \sqrt{2^{5}} simplifies to 2832^{\frac{8}{3}}.

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