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Simplifying and
Practice simplifying higher-order roots of fractions by first canceling common factors to find a perfect power fraction.
ⓐ : Factor the numerator and denominator to reveal common factors: . Remove the common factor of to get . Since , the result is .
ⓑ : Factor to reveal common factors: . Remove the common factor of to obtain . Since , the result is .
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