SOLUTION: can you please explain the steps to me on this equation, I am lost 1976√(2a+b)^1976

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Question 614766: can you please explain the steps to me on this equation, I am lost
1976√(2a+b)^1976
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First of all, %28root%281976%2C+2a%2Bb%29%29%5E1976 is not an equation. There is no equals sign. It is an expression.

This problem a quite simple once you understand what
root%281976%2C+2a%2Bb%29
represents. It represents "the expression you would raise to the 1976th power to get 2a+b as the result". And look at what is happening to it. It is being raised to the 1976th power! So, by definition:
%28root%281976%2C+2a%2Bb%29%29%5E1976+=+2a+%2B+b