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Consider the given radical,


\sqrt[]{128}

Factorize the number,


128=2^7

Consider the following properties,


\begin{gathered} a^(m+1)=a^m* a \\ a^(mn)=(a^m)^n \end{gathered}

Then the radical can be simplified as,


\sqrt[]{128}=\sqrt[]{2^7}=\sqrt[]{2^6*2}=\sqrt[]{64*2}=\sqrt[]{64}*\sqrt[]{2}

Thus, the radical is simplified as,


\sqrt[]{128}=\sqrt[]{64}*\sqrt[]{2}=8\sqrt[]{2}

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