The cube root of 8 is 2 so we can take the 8 out of
the root and put 2 in front of the radical on the bottom.
The cube root of y3 is y so we can take the 3 out of
the root and put y in front of the radical on the bottom
The y in the bottom cancels into the y in the top.
To clear the cube root in the bottom multiply top and bottom by
. That will make the bottom become
Now the x's cancel:
You can either leave it like that or get all to one root:
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Edwin
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If you mean:
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Your use of parentheses doesn't eliminate the ambiguities.