Q. The expression 6105⋅3102 is equivalent to109510095102310023
Rewrite Roots as Exponents: Rewrite the roots as fractional exponents.The 6th root of 105 can be written as (105)61, and the cube root of 102 can be written as (102)31.
Apply Power of Power Rule: Apply the power of a power rule.When you have a power to a power, you multiply the exponents. So, (105)1/6 becomes 105/6, and (102)1/3 becomes 102/3.
Multiply Expressions: Multiply the two expressions.Now we have 1065×1032. Since the bases are the same, we can add the exponents.
Add Exponents: Add the exponents.We add the fractions65 and 32. To add these fractions, we need a common denominator, which is 6. So we convert 32 to 64 and then add: (65)+(64)=(69).
Simplify Exponent: Simplify the exponent.The fraction69 can be simplified to 23. So now we have 1023.
Check for Further Simplification: Determine if the expression can be further simplified. 1023 is already in its simplest form, and it matches one of the answer choices.
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