SOLUTION: What expression raised to the fourth power is 81x^12y^8z^16?

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Question 91958: What expression raised to the fourth power is 81x^12y^8z^16?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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81x^12y^8z^16?
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81%2Ax%5E12%2Ay%5E8%2Az%5E16; note that 3^4 = 81
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Find the 4th root of each term
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81%5E%281%2F4%29%2Ax%5E%281%2F4%2A12%29%2Ay%5E%281%2F4%2A8%29%2Az%5E%281%2F4%2A16%29
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3%2Ax%5E3%2Ay%5E2%2Az%5E4
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Check:
%283%2Ax%5E3%2Ay%5E2%2Az%5E4%29%5E4 = 81%2Ax%5E12%2Ay%5E8%2Az%5E16
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