Solve the following exercise:
Solve the following exercise:
In order to simplify the given expression, we will use the following three laws of exponents:
a. Definition of root as an exponent:
b. Law of exponents for an exponent applied to terms in parentheses:
c. Law of exponents for an exponent raised to an exponent:
Let's start with converting the fourth root to an exponent using the law of exponents mentioned in a:
Next, we'll use the law of exponents mentioned in b and apply the exponent to each term in the parentheses:
Let's continue, using the law of exponents mentioned in c and perform the exponent applied to the term with an exponent in parentheses (the second term in the multiplication):
In the final step, we converted the one-half exponent applied to the first term in the multiplication back to a fourth root, again, according to the definition of root as an exponent mentioned in a (in the reverse direction).
Therefore, the correct answer is answer c.