Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Radical Expressions and Graphs - 7.1 Exercises - Page 440: 62

Answer

-7

Work Step by Step

As shown on page 437, $\sqrt[n] a^{n}=|a|$ when $n$ is an even positive integer. Therefore, we know that $\sqrt[6] (-7)^{6}=|-7|=7$. As a result, $-\sqrt[6] (-7)^{6}=-(7)=-7$.
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