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NEED HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM!!!!!!-example-1
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Answer:


\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt[4]{3x^2}}{2y}

Explanation:

It can work well to identify 4th powers under the radical, then remove them.


\displaystyle\sqrt[4]{(24x^6y)/(128x^4y^5)}=\sqrt[4]{(3x^2)/(16y^4)}=\sqrt[4]{(3x^2)/((2y)^4)}\\\\=\frac{\sqrt[4]{3x^2}}{2y}

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The applicable rules of exponents are ...

1/a^b = a^-b

(a^b)(a^c) = a^(b+c)

The x-factors simplify as ...

x^6/x^4 = x^(6-4) = x^2

The y-factors simplify as ...

y/y^5 = 1/y^(5-1) = 1/y^4

The constant factors simplify in the usual way:

24/128 = (8·3)/(8·16) = 3/16

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