document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=697078>Question 697078</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplifying Radicals-this is the problem (16a^8b^4)^1/4 and this is what I have come up with so far<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(16a^8b^4)^1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16a^8*1/4b^4*1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16a^8/4b^4/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16a^2b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This problem I am completely confused I'm not sure what to do with it. (16/81)^-1/4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #429635 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=429635\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have to apply the 1/4 to the 16 to get 16^(1/4) = 4th root of 16 = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So (16a^8b^4)^1/4 turns into 2a^2b </SPAN>\n" );
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