Algebra 2 Common Core

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Chapter 6 - Radical Functions and Rational Exponents - Mid-Chapter Quiz - Page 389: 20

Answer

$\dfrac{1}{\sqrt[3]{y^4}}$ or $\dfrac{1}{\left(\sqrt[3]{y}\right)^4}$

Work Step by Step

Recall the basic property of negative exponents (pg. 383): $a^{-m}=\frac{1}{a^m}$ Applying this property, we get: $\dfrac{1}{y^{\frac{4}{3}}}$ Next, recall the rational exponent property (pg. 382): $a^{\frac{m}{n}}=\sqrt[n]{a^m}=(\sqrt[n]{a})^m$ Applying this property the given expression (with $m=4$, $n=3$, $a=y$), we get: $=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt[3]{y^4}}$ or $\dfrac{1}{\left(\sqrt[3]{y}\right)^4}$
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