Question

Assume that x is a variable that has been declared as a double and been given a value. Write an expression to compute the quartic root of x. The quartic root of a number is the square root of its square root. EXAMPLES: For example, the quartic root of 16.0 is 2.0 because: the square root of 16.0 is 4.0 and the square root of 4.0 is 2.0. Another example: the quartic root of 81.0 is 3.0 because the square root of 81.0 is 9.0 and the square root of 9.0 is 3.0. Thus, to find the quartic root of a number you take the square root of the number and then take the square root of that. In this exercise you must find the quartic root of x in a single expression-- you must not write any statements. Also, you may only use the sqrt() function-- no other functions. (HINT: you will need to call the sqrt() function twice-- and you will need to pass the return value of one of those calls as argument to the other call. AND REMEMBER: write an expression, not a statement.) SUBMIT

Answer 1

sqrt(sqrt(x))

Explanation:

The problem statement tells you how to do it: take the square root, then the square root of that, using the square root function twice and making the result of one the argument of the other.