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Radicals simplify

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• Subject: [mg106361] Radicals simplify
• From: "francix" <fracix at gmail.com>
• Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:30:54 -0500 (EST)

Hi,
I am using Matematica 7 and need some help with Radicals.

If I do
Simplify[(x^4 y^3)^(1/4), x >= 0] I correctly have

x (y^3)^(1/4)

But If I do

Simplify[(x^6 y^3)^(1/4), x >= 0] I get

(x^6 y^3)^(1/4) and not the correct answer  x(x^2 y^3)^(1/4)

Thanks in advanced.

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