Question 460172: Simplify the expression, and rationalize the denominator if appropriate.
Cube root of Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, ankor@dixie-net.com:Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source):
First we cancel the x in the bottom into the x⁴
in the top getting x³ in the top
Next we break the cube root of a quotient
into the quotient of two cube roots:
Next we want to get rid of the cube root on
the bottom. It contains 9 = 3*3. Let's write
9 as 3*3
We can make that 3*3 into the perfect cube 3*3*3
or 3³ by multiplying it by 3, so we multiply the
entire fraction by
Now we multiply numerators and denominators by
multiplying under radicals:
Now the denominator becomes just 3 and we write
the y⁴in the numerator as y³y:
Finally we take the x³y³ out of the radical in
the numerator and put xy in front:
Edwin
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Cube root of
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we can cancel the x out of the denominator
Factor y to reveal a perfect cube
extract the cube root of the perfect cubes