How do you simplify (24a^6b^5) ^ (1/3)?

1 Answer
Jan 15, 2016

2a^2b(3b^2)^(1/3)

Explanation:

Given: (24a^6b^5)^(1/3)

Write as 24^(1/3)xxa^(6xx1/3)xxb^(5xx1/3)

root(3)(24)xxa^(6/3)xxroot(3)(b^(5)

root(3)(3xx2^3) xx a^2 xxroot(3)(b^3xxb^2)

2root(3)(3)xx a^2 xxbroot(3)(b^2)

2a^2b( root(3)(3)xxroot(3)(b^2))

2a^2b(3b^2)^(1/3)