Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-907-0

Appendix A - Review - A.10 nth Roots; Rational Exponents - A.10 Assess Your Understanding - Page A88: 47

Answer

$-(x+5y)\sqrt[3]{2xy}$

Work Step by Step

Simplify each radical by factoring the radicand such that one of the factors is a perfect cube: $\sqrt[3]{16x^4y}-3x\sqrt[3]{2xy}+5\sqrt[3]{-2xy^4}\\ =\sqrt[3]{8x^3\cdot 2xy}-3x\sqrt[3]{2xy}+5\sqrt[3]{-y^3\cdot 2xy}\\ =\sqrt[3]{(2x)^3\cdot 2xy}-3x\sqrt[3]{2xy}+5\sqrt[3]{(-y)^3\cdot 2xy}\\ $ Use the rule $\sqrt[n]{a\cdot b}=\sqrt[n]{a} \cdot \sqrt[n]{b}$ then simplify: $=\sqrt[3]{(2x)^3}\cdot \sqrt[3]{2xy}-3x\sqrt[3]{2xy}+5\cdot\sqrt[3]{(-y)^3}\cdot \sqrt[3]{2xy}$ $=2x\cdot \sqrt[3]{2xy}-3x\sqrt[3]{2xy}+5(-y)\cdot \sqrt[3]{2xy}$ $=2x\sqrt[3]{2xy}-3x\sqrt[3]{2xy}-5y\sqrt[3]{2xy}$ Factor out $ \sqrt[3]{2xy}$ then simplify. $=\sqrt[3]{2xy}(2x-3x-5y)$ $=\sqrt[3]{2xy}(-x-5y)$ $=(-x-5y)\sqrt[3]{2xy}$ $=(-1)(x+5y)\sqrt[3]{2xy}$ $=-(x+5y)\sqrt[3]{2xy}$ Hence, the correct answer is $-(x+5y)\sqrt[3]{2xy}$.
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