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What is the cube root of 27a^l2?
-3a4
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User Vedette
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Answer:


3a^4

Explanation:

What is the cube root of
27a^(12)? This is the question.

We can write:


\sqrt[3]{27a^(12)}

We will use the below property to simplify:


\sqrt[n]{a*b}=\sqrt[n]{a}  \sqrt[n]{b}

So, we have:


\sqrt[3]{27a^(12)} =\sqrt[3]{27} \sqrt[3]{a^(12)}

We will now use below property to further simplify:


\sqrt[n]{x} =x^{(1)/(n)}

Thus, we have:


\sqrt[3]{27} \sqrt[3]{a^(12)} =3*(a^(12))^{(1)/(3)}

We know power to the power rule:
(a^z)^b=a^(zb)

Now, we have:


3*(a^(12))^{(1)/(3)}\\=3*a^{(12)/(3)}\\=3a^4

This is the correct answer:
3a^4

User Mikael Rousson
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