How to simplify the expression #(-8)^(2/8)# ?
1 Answer
Oct 21, 2017
No real solution
Explanation:
First reduce the fraction in the exponent, so:
Then let's use the definition of a radical:
So:
Or in other words: what number times itself four times is
Since no real number can multiply by itself an even amount of times to get a negative number, there is no real solution.