Answer:
y = -1
Explanation:
You want the solution to -12 = 12y^97.
Solution
The one real solution is can be found by ...
-1 = y^97 . . . . divide by 12
y = (-1)^(1/97) = -1
The value of y is -1.
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Additional comment
There are 96 complex solutions to this equation as well.
They are y = cos(nπ/97) +i·sin(nπ/97) . . . . for integer n = 0 .. 96.
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