SOLUTION: Can this be simplified? ^12 square root of y^4

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Question 87762This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
: Can this be simplified?
^12 square root of y^4 This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra

Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Do you mean root%2812%2C+y%5E4%29?? If so, yes.

Write this as y%5E%284%2F12%29.

This simplifies to y%5E%281%2F3%29, which is really root%283%2Cy%29+.

R^2 Retired from SCC