QuestionLesson 4 Practice Problems
1. Evaluate .
2. Select all expressions that are equal to .
A. 96
B.
C. 512
D.
E.
F.
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
What is this asking?
We need to calculate raised to the power of five-thirds, and figure out which expressions are the same as raised to the power of three-halves.
Watch out!
Remember fractional exponents have two parts: the numerator tells us the power, and the denominator tells us the root.
Don't mix them up!
STEP 2
1. Evaluate the first expression.
2. Evaluate each option for the second question.
STEP 3
We're asked to evaluate .
Remember, a fractional exponent like means we take the **3rd root** and raise it to the **5th power**.
We can rewrite this as .
This makes it easier to calculate!
STEP 4
The cube root of **8** is **2**, because .
So, .
Now we have .
STEP 5
Now, we just need to calculate , which means multiplying **2** by itself **five** times: .
So, .
STEP 6
Option A is just the number **96**.
Let's see what actually is.
We can rewrite as .
The square root of **64** is **8**, so we have . .
So, option A is **incorrect** because .
STEP 7
Option B is .
We just figured out that , which is **512**.
So, option B is **correct**!
STEP 8
Option C is **512**.
We calculated that , so option C is **correct**!
STEP 9
Option D is .
This is .
Since , option D is **incorrect**.
STEP 10
Option E is .
This is the same as , which is the same as using the power of a power rule!
So, option E is **correct**!
STEP 11
Option F is .
The cube root of **64** is **4** (because ).
So, we have , which is .
Since , option F is **incorrect**.
STEP 12
is equal to **32**.
The expressions equal to are B (), C (**512**), and E ().
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