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Simplify the expression. Assume that all variables are real numbers.

Simplify the expression. Assume that all variables are real numbers.-example-1
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\begin{gathered} \sqrt[8]{x^8y^(16)} \\ (x^8y^(16))^{(1)/(8)} \\ x^{8\ast(1)/(8)}y^{16\ast(1)/(8)} \\ xy^2 \\ \sqrt[8]{x^8y^(16)}=xy^2 \\ The\text{ simplification is xy}^2 \end{gathered}

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