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Question 152886: Ok this is my problem. Since I don't have a "radical" key on my computer, I'm going to type it the way it would be said. Its 81x to the 4th, y to the 20th, all under a radical, raised to the 4th power. Help would be greatly appreciated ...I can't remember how to do these kinds of problems at all. thank you, sarah.: Ok this is my problem. Since I don't have a "radical" key on my computer, I'm going to type it the way it would be said. Its 81x to the 4th, y to the 20th, all under a radical, raised to the 4th power. Help would be greatly appreciated ...I can't remember how to do these kinds of problems at all. thank you, sarah.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(9162) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
root(4,81x^4y^(20)) Start with the given expression.


Rewrite the radical expression into exponential form.


Rewrite as .


Multiply the outer exponent by each of the inner exponents.


Multiply the exponents.



Reduce.


root(4,81)(xy^5) Convert back to radical notation.


3xy^5 Take the fourth root of to get


So root(4,81x^4y^(20))=3xy^5 where every variable is positive.