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Simplifying (x6)43(x^6)^{\frac{4}{3}} Using the Power Property with Rational Exponents

Apply the Power Property for Exponents, (am)n=amn(a^m)^n = a^{m \cdot n}, to simplify an expression in which a variable raised to an integer power is subsequently raised to a rational exponent. For the expression (x6)43(x^6)^{\frac{4}{3}}, the inner exponent is 66 and the outer exponent is 43\frac{4}{3}. Using the Power Property, multiply the exponents: x643x^{6 \cdot \frac{4}{3}}. Simplify the multiplication by evaluating 6436 \cdot \frac{4}{3}, which equals 243\frac{24}{3}, or 88. Therefore, the expression simplifies to x8x^8. This demonstrates that the Power Property operates identically when the outer power is a fraction, requiring only the multiplication of an integer by a fraction.

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