SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation 16 = P4 ( to the 4th power)

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Question 27038:
Please help me solve this equation
16 = P4 ( to the 4th power)
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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p%5E4+=+16

You need to find the fourth root of 16. This means "what number multiplied by itself 4 times gives 16"? answer is 2: 2x2x2x2 is 16.

--> p=2

jon