SOLUTION: 3/8 + 10/16 * (-8)^1/3

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Question 304548: 3/8 + 10/16 * (-8)^1/3
Answer by blwinbbbles(106) About Me  (Show Source):
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a fraction as an exponetial indicates a root...so that 1/2 is the square root, 1/3 is the cubic root, 1/4 is the 4th root...etc.
so start by simplifing the equations
3/8 + 10/16 times the cubic root of -8
6/16 + 10/16 times -2 (-2 is the cubic root of -8)
16/16 * -2
1 * -2 = -2
So the answer is -2