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Simplify the following:

xlxmlm.xmxnmn.xnxlnl\sqrt[lm]{\dfrac{x^l}{x^m}}.\sqrt[mn]{\dfrac{x^m}{x^n}}.\sqrt[nl]{\dfrac{x^n}{x^l}}

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xlxmlm.xmxnmn.xnxlnl=xlmlm.xmnmn.xnlnl=(x)lmlm.(x)mnmn.(x)nlnl=(x)lmlm+mnmn+nlnl=(x)(lm)n+(mn)l+(nl)mlmn=(x)lnmn+mlnl+nmlmlmn=(x)0=1.\Rightarrow \sqrt[lm]{\dfrac{x^l}{x^m}}.\sqrt[mn]{\dfrac{x^m}{x^n}}.\sqrt[nl]{\dfrac{x^n}{x^l}} \\[1em] = \sqrt[lm]{x^{l - m}}.\sqrt[mn]{x^{m - n}}.\sqrt[nl]{x^{n - l}} \\[1em] = (x)^{\dfrac{l - m}{lm}}.(x )^{\dfrac{m - n}{mn}}.(x)^{\dfrac{n - l}{nl}} \\[1em] = (x)^{\dfrac{l - m}{lm} + \dfrac{m - n}{mn} + \dfrac{n - l}{nl}} \\[1em] = (x)^{\dfrac{(l - m)n + (m - n)l + (n - l)m}{lmn}} \\[1em] = (x)^{\dfrac{ln - mn + ml - nl + nm - lm}{lmn}} \\[1em] = (x)^0 \\[1em] = 1.

Hence, xlxmlm.xmxnmn.xnxlnl\sqrt[lm]{\dfrac{x^l}{x^m}}.\sqrt[mn]{\dfrac{x^m}{x^n}}.\sqrt[nl]{\dfrac{x^n}{x^l}} = 1.

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