Question

How do you simplify `root 3(64a^9b^12)`?

Answer 1

`4a^3b^4`

Explanation:

`root(3)(64a^9b^12)`

`=root(3)(64)xxroot(3)(a^9)xxroot(3)(b^12)`

the cube root of `64` is `4`, to find the cube root of a power,divide the power by 3

`=4xxa^3xxb^4`

`=4a^3b^4`