SOLUTION: How would this equation be solved/simplified? 6th root of (4x^2)

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Question 11065: How would this equation be solved/simplified?
6th root of (4x^2)

Answer by Earlsdon(6103) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, what you have is not an equation but an expression. Equations are solved but expressions are evaluated or simplified. Now that we've cleared that up, try this:
You can write this expression as follows:
%284x%5E2%29%5E%281%2F6%29
As you probably know, when you raise an expression such as %284x%5E2%29 to a power, you multiply the exponent of each factor on the inside of the parentheses by the exponent on the outside of the parentheses.
%284x%5E2%29%5E%281%2F6%29+=+%284%5E%281%2F6%29%29x%5E%282%2F6%29 Simplify.
%284%5E%281%2F6%29%29x%5E%281%2F3%29 If you have to evaluate the sixth root of 4, then it becomes:
1.26x%5E%282%2F3%29 Approximately.