document.write( "Question 779264: My teacher says there is a smaller x-value and a larger x-value for this problem. However, the only x-value I come up with is 1, the larger x-value. How can there be two x-values? (x+7)^(4/3)=16 \n" ); document.write( "
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(x+7)^(4/3) = 16
\n" ); document.write( "Cube both sides and you have
\n" ); document.write( "(x+7)^4 = 4096
\n" ); document.write( "Find the 4th root of both sides
\n" ); document.write( "x + 7 = +/-\"4sqrt%284096%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions
\n" ); document.write( "x + 7 = +8
\n" ); document.write( "x = 1
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "x - 7 = -8
\n" ); document.write( "x = -8 - 7
\n" ); document.write( "x = -15 is the 2nd solution
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\n" ); document.write( "Check this in your calc: enter (-15+7)^(3/4) results is 16
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