Question

How do you simplify `a^(3/2) (sqrt(a) - 1/sqrt(a))`?

Answer 1

The Expression`=a^(3/2)(a^(1/2)-a^(-1/2))=a^(3/2)*a^(1/2)-a^(3/2)*a^(-1/2)=a^(3/2+1/2)-a^(3/2-1/2)`
`=a^2-a.`