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Using indices rules to rewrite an expression from $a^\\frac{m}{n}$ to $b$, for integers $a$, $b$, $m$ and $n$.

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Evaluate the following expression:

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\\[\\var{a^n}^{\\frac{\\var{m}}{\\var{n}}}\\]

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To find $\\var{a^n}^{\\frac{\\var{m}}{\\var{n}}}$, we want to make use of the following rule:

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\\[\\left(a^n\\right)^m = a^{n\\times m}\\]

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By rewriting the power $\\frac{\\var{m}}{\\var{n}}$ as a product of $\\var{m} \\times \\frac{1}{\\var{n}}$, we can apply this rule:

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\\[ \\begin{split} \\var{a^n}^{\\frac{\\var{m}}{\\var{n}}} &\\,= \\var{a^n}^{\\left(\\var{m} \\times \\frac{1}{\\var{n}}\\right)} \\\\ &\\,= \\left(\\var{a^n}^\\frac{1}{\\var{n}}\\right)^\\var{m} \\\\ &\\,= \\var{a}^\\var{m}\\end{split} \\]

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Then calculating what is left:

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\\[ \\begin{split} \\var{a}^\\var{m} &\\,=\\var{a^(m)} \\end{split} \\]

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Therefore,

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\\[ \\var{a^n}^{\\frac{\\var{m}}{\\var{n}}} =\\var{a^(m)}. \\]

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