document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262261>Question 262261</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  express each power asa radical,then evaluate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4096^-5/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got so far  =1/4096^5/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=1_<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6&#8730;4096)^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "am i close? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193197 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=193197\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is the problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4096%5E%28-5%2F6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4096%5E%28-5%2F6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - we can take the 6th root of 4096 as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4096%5E%281%2F6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4096%5E%281%2F6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can rewrite 4096 as 2^12, so we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%5E12%29%5E%281%2F6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%5E12%29%5E%281%2F6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "using rules of exponents, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4096%5E%281%2F6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4096%5E%281%2F6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is really 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2 - convert the negative into a positive as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%5E%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%5E%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%29%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%29%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "expand this base to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F1024 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F1024\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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