Algebra 2 Common Core

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Chapter 6 - Radical Functions and Rational Exponents - Chapter Review - Page 423: 25

Answer

$\dfrac{y\sqrt[3]{150x}}{10x^2}$

Work Step by Step

Recall: If $\sqrt[n]{a}$ and $\sqrt[n]{b}$ are real numbers, then $\dfrac{\sqrt[n]{a}}{\sqrt[n]{b}}=\sqrt[n]{\dfrac{a}{b}},$ where $a\ne0$. Use the rule above to obtain: \begin{align*} \require{cancel} \dfrac{\sqrt[3]{6x^2y^4}}{2\sqrt[3]{5x^7y}}&=\dfrac{1}{2} \cdot \dfrac{\sqrt[3]{6x^2y^4}}{\sqrt[3]{5x^7y}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot \sqrt[3]{\dfrac{6x^2y^4}{5x^7y}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot \sqrt[3]{\dfrac{6x^{\cancel{2}}y^{\cancel{4}^3}}{5x^{\cancel{7}^6}\cancel{y}}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot \sqrt[3]{\dfrac{6xy^{3}}{5x^{^6}}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot \sqrt[3]{\dfrac{6x}{5}\cdot \dfrac{y^3}{x^6}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot \sqrt[3]{\dfrac{6x}{5}\cdot \left(\dfrac{y}{x^2}\right)^3}\\\\ \end{align*} Use the rule $\sqrt[n]{a^n} = a$ where $n$ is even to obtain: \begin{align*} &=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot \dfrac{y}{x^2}\cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{6x}{5}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{y}{2x^2} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{6x}{5}} \end{align*} Rationalize the denominator by multiplying $25$ to both the numerator and denominator of the radicand (expressions inside the radical sign) to obtain: \begin{align*} &=\dfrac{y}{2x^2} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{6x}{5} \cdot \frac{25}{25}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{y}{2x^2} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{150x}{125}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{y}{2x^2} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{150x}{5^3}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{y}{2x^2} \cdot \dfrac{1}{5} \sqrt[3]{150x}\\\\ &=\dfrac{y\sqrt[3]{150x}}{10x^2} \end{align*}
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