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Fractional Exponents Factor the expression completely. Begin by factoring out the lowest power of each common factor.$3 x^{-1 / 2}+4 x^{1 / 2}+x^{3 / 2}$
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In this case, the lowest power is $x^{-1/2}$. So, we factor out $x^{-1/2}$ from each term: $3x^{-1/2} + 4x^{1/2} + x^{3/2} = x^{-1/2}(3 + 4x + x^2)$ Show more…
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