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Rewrite the expressionSquare root (4x)^3 using rational exponents

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In order to rewrite this expression using rational exponents, we can use the following property:


\sqrt[c]{a^b}=a^{(b)/(c)}

This way, the radical becomes a denominator in the exponent fraction.

So we have:


\sqrt[]{(4x)^3}=(4x)^{(3)/(2)}

So the equivalent expression is (4x)^(3/2).

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