Answer
$a$; $|a|$
Work Step by Step
RECALL:
If $n$ is odd, $\sqrt[n]{a^n} = a$.
If $n$ is even, $\sqrt[n]{a^n} = |a|$.
Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-914-0
Chapter P - Section P.3 - Radicals and Rational Exponents - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 45: 12
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