document.write( "Question 68822: Please help me simplify for this equation: .
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document.write( "The 3 is small outside to the left of square root of 8a^12
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Algebra.Com's Answer #49015 by rmromero(383)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since it involves cube root, we are going to find prime factors of 8 and a^12 \n" ); document.write( "8 = 2*2*2 \n" ); document.write( " = 2^3 \n" ); document.write( "a^12 = a*a*a*a*a*a*a*a*a*a*a*a \n" ); document.write( " = a^3*a^3*a^3*a^3 \n" ); document.write( " = (a^3)^4\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore the cube root of 8a^12 is 2a^4 \n" ); document.write( " |