document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=988089>Question 988089</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you help me simplify this radical expression?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the problem is cube root of 16x^4y, minus 3x times the cube root of 2xy, plus 5 times the cube root of -2xy^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so far i have gotten 2 times the cube root of 2, times the cube root of x^4y, minus 3x times the cube root of 2 times the cube root of xy, plus 5 times times the negative cube root of 2 times the cube root of xy^4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #608725 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=608725\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am going to assume that 16x^4y is 16*x^4 *y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cube root of 16 is 2*2 ^1/3 (cube root of [8*2]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Term 1: 2*2^1/3 {x^4/3*y*1/3}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Term 2: -3*2^1/3 *x^(1/3)*y^(1/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Term 3: +5 *-2^1/3*x^1/3*y^4/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "common terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2^1/3.  That is multiplied by (2-3-5) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^1/3.  that is multiplied by (x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^1/3.  That is multiplied by (y)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in front: 2^(1/3)*x^(1/3)*y^(1/3)* {2x-3-5y} </SPAN>\n" );
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