SOLUTION: How do you simplify -2 times the 5th root of 160

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Question 1048735: How do you simplify -2 times the 5th root of 160
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20065) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Use the fact that 32=16%2A2=8%2A2%2A2=4%2A2%2A2%2A2=2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2=2%5E5

-2%2Aroot%285%2C160%29

-2%2Aroot%285%2C32%2A5%29

-2%2Aroot%285%2C2%5E5%2A5%29

-2%2Aroot%285%2C2%5E5%29%2Aroot%285%2C5%29

-2%2A2%2Aroot%285%2C5%29

-4%2Aroot%285%2C5%29

Edwin