Answer
(a) $y^{3/2}$
(b) $y^{1/4}$
Work Step by Step
(a) $\sqrt{y^{3}}=(y^{3})^{1/2}=y^{3/2}$
(b) $(\sqrt[8]{y})^{2}=(y^{1/8})^{2}=y^{1/4}$
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