Are you allowed to simplify a fractional exponent when you are rewriting radicals to have a radical exponent? for example, \sqrt[8]{y^(2) } is written as y^2/8 , but are you all…

Question

are you allowed to simplify a fractional exponent when you are rewriting radicals to have a radical exponent? for example,
`\sqrt[8]{y^(2) }` is written as y^2/8 , but are you allowed to simplify the 2/8 to 1/4?

Answer 1

This is true

Explanation:

Yes when you make a radical into a power you can simplify the power, like you are saying.