Answer
$x^{2}-x$
or
$x(x-1)$
Work Step by Step
Transform square roots into exponents:
$x^{3/2}(x^{1/2}-\frac{1}{x^{1/2}})$
Convert the fraction:
$x^{3/2}(x^{1/2}-x^{-1/2})$
Work out the exponents:
$x^{4/2}-x^{2/2}$
Simplify:
$x^{2}-x$
Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition
by Stewart, James; Redlin, Lothar; Watson, Saleem
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1305071751
ISBN 13:
978-1-30507-175-9
Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - Algebraic Expressions - 1.3 Exercises - Page 34: 52
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