Answer: B
Step-by-step explanation:
A) [tex]a^\frac{3}{4}[/tex]÷[tex]a^\frac{1}{2}[/tex] cannot be the answer. When a to the power of x is divided by a to the power of y it is a to the power of x-y. Ex: [tex]a^x[/tex]÷[tex]a^y=a^x^-^y[/tex]
So 3/4-1/2 is 1/4 giving us [tex]a^{\frac{1}{4} }[/tex]
B is the answer because taking the square root of a is the same as [tex]a^\frac{1}{2}[/tex] which isn't the same as [tex]a^\frac{1}{4}[/tex]
C is not the answer because when a to the power of x is multiplied by a to the power of y it is a to the power of x+y. Ex: [tex]a^x[/tex]·[tex]a^y[/tex]=[tex]a^{x+y}[/tex]
1/8+1/8=1/4 so it is [tex]a^\frac{1}{4}[/tex]
D can't be the answer. [tex]a^\frac{1}{8}[/tex] squared is the same as [tex]a^\frac{1}{8}[/tex]·[tex]a^\frac{1}{8}[/tex] so the same explanation of c applies to d
