Question

How do you simplify `root3(a^4b^5)`?

Answer 1

`abroot(3)(ab^2)`

Explanation:

Note that `a^4` is the same as `a^3xxa`
Note that `b^5` is the same as `b^3xxb^2`

So `root(3)(a^4b^5) = root(3)(a^3xxaxxb^3xxb^2)`

`color(white)("ddddddd")=abroot(3)(ab^2)`