SOLUTION: I need help with this problem. (-16)^1/4. Thank you very much for your help. I am very confused with this problem. I appreciate the help I get and thank you very much for your

Question 360443: I need help with this problem. (-16)^1/4. Thank you very much for your help. I am very confused with this problem. I appreciate the help I get and thank you very much for your help. Thanks very much!
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
. We have to evaluate . We have to find real numbers a and b such that
. Expanding,
, or
, and .
and . After substitution,
. This gives or . the answer won't satisfy, so . Therefore
.
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