SOLUTION: Simplify the expression, and rationalize the denominator if appropriate. Cube root of {{{2x^4y^4/9x}}}

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Question 460172: Simplify the expression, and rationalize the denominator if appropriate.
Cube root of 2x%5E4y%5E4%2F9x

Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
root%283%2C%282x%5E4y%5E4%29%2F%289x%29%29

First we cancel the x in the bottom into the x⁴
 in the top getting x³ in the top

root%283%2C%282x%5E3y%5E4%29%2F%289%29%29

Next we break the cube root of a quotient 
into the quotient of two cube roots:

root%283%2C2x%5E3y%5E4%29%2Froot%283%2C9%29

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

root%283%2C2x%5E3y%5E4%29%2Froot%283%2C3%2A3%29

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 root%283%2C3%29%2Froot%283%2C3%29



Now we multiply numerators and denominators by 
multiplying under radicals:

root%283%2C2%2A3x%5E3y%5E4%29%2Froot%283%2C3%2A3%2A3%29
  
root%283%2C6x%5E3y%5E4%29%2Froot%283%2C3%5E3%29

Now the denominator becomes just 3 and we write
the y⁴in the numerator as y³y:

root%283%2C6x%5E3y%5E3y%29%2F3

Finally we take the x³y³ out of the radical in 
the numerator and put xy in front:

%28xy%2Aroot%283%2C6y%29%29%2F3

Edwin


Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify the expression, and rationalize the denominator if appropriate.
Cube root of 2x%5E4y%5E4%2F9x
:
3sqrt%28%282x%5E4y%5E4%29%2F%289x%29%29
we can cancel the x out of the denominator
3sqrt%28%282x%5E3y%5E4%29%2F9%29
Factor y to reveal a perfect cube
3sqrt%28%282x%5E3y%5E3%2Ay%29%2F9%29
extract the cube root of the perfect cubes
xy%2A3sqrt%28%282y%29%2F9%29