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Applying Exponent Rules in Quality Assurance

A quality control technician is simplifying a performance variable in a laboratory report represented by the product x12x56x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot x^{\frac{5}{6}}. According to the algebraic rules for exponents, state the name of the specific property used to combine these two factors and identify the mathematical operation that must be performed on the rational exponents 12\frac{1}{2} and 56\frac{5}{6}.

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