Big Ideas Math - Algebra 1, A Common Core Curriculum

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ISBN 10: 978-1-60840-838-2
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Chapter 6 - Exponential Functions and Sequences - 6.2 - Radicals and Rational Exponents - Exercises - Page 303: 18

Answer

$8i$

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=(-64)^{\frac{1}{2}}$ Use $64=-8^2$. $=(-8^2)^{\frac{1}{2}}$ Use $(-1)^{\frac{1}{2}}=i$. $=(8^2)^{\frac{1}{2}}i$ Simplify. $=8i$.
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