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Answer 1

Megan:
x to the one third power =  $x ^{1/3}$
x to the one twelfth power = $x ^{1/12}$

The quantity of x to the one third power, over x to the one twelfth power is:
$\frac{x ^{1/3}}{x ^{1/12}}$

Since $\frac{ x^{a} }{ x^{b} } = x ^{a-b}$
then $\frac{x ^{1/3}}{x ^{1/12}} = x^{1/3-1/12}$

Now, just subtract exponents:
1/3 - 1/12 = 4/12 - 1/12 = 3/12 = 1/4

$\frac{x ^{1/3}}{x ^{1/12}} = x^{1/3-1/12} = x^{1/4}$


Julie:
x times x to the second times x to the fifth = x * x² * x⁵

The thirty second root of the quantity of x times x to the second times x to the fifth is
$\sqrt[32]{x* x^{2} * x^{5} }$

Since $x^{a}* x^{b}= x^{a+b}$
Then $\sqrt[32]{x* x^{2} * x^{5} }= \sqrt[32]{ x^{1+2+5} } =\sqrt[32]{ x^{8} }$

Since $\sqrt[n]{x^{m}} = x^{m/n} }$
Then $\sqrt[32]{ x^{8} }= x^{8/32} = x^{1/4}$

Since both Megan and Julie got the same result, it can be concluded that their expressions are equivalent.