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rational exponent of ^3√125

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GPT-4o mini
To express \( \sqrt[3]{125} \) with a rational exponent, you can convert the cube root into exponent form:

\[
\sqrt[3]{125} = 125^{1/3}
\]

Next, since \( 125 = 5^3 \), you can substitute that into the expression:

\[
125^{1/3} = (5^3)^{1/3}
\]

Using the power of a power property, you multiply the exponents:

\[
(5^3)^{1/3} = 5^{3 \cdot \frac{1}{3}} = 5^1 = 5
\]

So, \( \sqrt[3]{125} \) can be expressed as both \( 125^{1/3} \) and evaluates to 5.