(6a + 1)^(1/2)?

Question

I'd like to get rid of the parenthesis; but I don't know how to distribute the power (1/2)

Thanks for the replies, but I actually converted it from a sqyuare root with the hopes of applying a new derivitive law to it that I learned. It's the rule wher you take the exponetnt and put it in front, and also subtract 1 from the exponent.

Answer 1

You can't.

The power of (1/2) is the same as taking the square root.

So (6a+1)^(1/2) = √(6a+1)

Answer 2

the 1/2 power also means the square root, so the problem would be the square root of (6a + 1)

Answer 3

Fractional exponents:

What you are looking at is a square root, it can be left as it is or changed to √6a+1

a refresher:

T^(a/b) = the bth root of T^a

(6a+1)^(1/2) = the 2nd(square) root of (6a+1)^1

good luck!