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Simplify the following expressions, giving your answer in its simplest form.

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Give your answer as either a fraction or an integer.

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Simplifying indices.

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Recall the laws of indices:

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$x^a \\times x^b = x^{a+b}$
$x^a \\div x^b = x^{a-b}$
$x^{-a} = \\frac{1}{x^a}$
$(x^a)^b = x^{ab}$
$(\\frac{x}{y})^a = \\frac{x^a}{y^a}$
$x^\\frac{a}{b} = (\\sqrt[b]{x})^{a}$
$x^0 = 1$

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$\\var{c}^{\\frac{1}{\\var{b}}}$

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Hint: $x^{1/z}$ is the same as $\\sqrt[z]{x}$

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