SOLUTION: what is the 5th square root of 1.63. I Cannot find this button on my calculator!

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Question 98086: what is the 5th square root of 1.63. I Cannot find this button on my calculator!
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the fifth root (not the 5th square root) of 1.63.
Most calculators have a square root key but not the cube root, fourth root, etc.
To find a higher root than square root, it is good to know that the square root of a number can be written as:
sqrt%28x%29+=+x%5E%281%2F2%29
In general, the nth root of a number, x, can be written: x%5E%281%2Fn%29
So you can write the 5th root of 1.63 as:
1.63%5E%281%2F5%29 and this can be put in your calculator using the caret sign (^)
So enter the 1.63 then the caret (^) then (1/5) followed by the = or ENTER key and you should get: 1.10264959142