document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67478>Question 67478</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395977258/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra and Trigonometry Structure and Method Book 2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I do not understand the problem at all. My teacher gave us the answers to check our work. I am pretty sure I did this right but my answer is different from hers and I don't know why.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We are doing properties of radicals.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Evaluate the following radicals if x=4, y=3, and z=8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "52. cube root of (xz) to the -1 power.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Her answer was 2/4 to the cube root. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " cube root of (xz) to the -1 power. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Her answer was 2/4 to the cube root.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[ (xz)^(-1]^(1/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=(xz)^(-1/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=(32)^(-1/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (1/32)^(1/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=(1/2)(1/4)^(1/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=(1/2) times the cube root of (1/4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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