document.write( "Question 766981: HELP!!!!!! please!!!!!! I'd really APPRECIATE IT!\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1. 6^(3/4)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #467363 by ramkikk66(644)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "1) \"6%5E%283%2F4%29+=+%286%5E3%29%5E%281%2F4%29+=+%28216%29%5E%281%2F4%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is the 4th root of 216. Using a calculator, you get the answer as \"highlight%283.83%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "I think you may have confused exponentiation (^) with the multiplation (*) operation.\r\n" );
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document.write( "6*3/4 = 4.5, but 6^(3/4) = 3.83.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2) \"%28-125%29%5E%282%2F3%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "= \"%28-125%5E%281%2F3%29%29%5E2\" ---> take the cube root of -125 and square it\r\n" );
document.write( "= \"%28-5%29%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "=\"highlight%2825%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you got it :)\r\n" );
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