College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter P, Prerequisites - Chapter P Review - Concept Check - Page 75: 9

Answer

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Work Step by Step

A) b is the $n$th root of a. B) Yes because a square root is always taken as the positive root. C) There are two real roots if even and 1 if odd. D) The expression$\sqrt[-4] {-2}$ is not real because a fourth power is always non negative. The second is real because negative numbers are defined for all odd roots.
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