need help solving index is 3 sqrt96a4b2/12a2b please show process
S sherryv New member Joined Feb 13, 2012 Messages 1 Feb 13, 2012 #1 need help solving index is 3 sqrt96a4b2/12a2b please show process
S soroban Elite Member Joined Jan 28, 2005 Messages 5,586 Feb 13, 2012 #2 Hello, sherryv! need help solving index is 3 sqrt96a4b2/12a2b please show process Click to expand... I assume you mean: .\(\displaystyle \text{Simplify }\:\sqrt[3]{\dfrac {96a^4b^2}{12a^2b}} \) First, reduce the fraction: .\(\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{8a^2b}\) Then simplify: .\(\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{8}\cdot\sqrt[3]{a^2b} \;=\;2\sqrt[3]{a^2b}\)
Hello, sherryv! need help solving index is 3 sqrt96a4b2/12a2b please show process Click to expand... I assume you mean: .\(\displaystyle \text{Simplify }\:\sqrt[3]{\dfrac {96a^4b^2}{12a^2b}} \) First, reduce the fraction: .\(\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{8a^2b}\) Then simplify: .\(\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{8}\cdot\sqrt[3]{a^2b} \;=\;2\sqrt[3]{a^2b}\)