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QuestionSolve. 24315=?243^{\frac{1}{5}}=? \begin{tabular}{l|c|c} 7 & 8 & 9 \\ 4 & 5 & 6 \\ 1 & 2 & 3 \\ & 0 & \end{tabular}

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STEP 1

What is this asking? This is asking us to find the **fifth root** of 243243, which means finding a number that, when multiplied by itself five times, equals 243243. Watch out! Don't confuse this with raising 243243 to the power of 55.
We're looking for a much smaller number!

STEP 2

1. Prime Factorization
2. Simplify the Expression

STEP 3

Let's **break down** 243243 into its **prime factors**.
This means finding the prime numbers that multiply together to give us 243243.
We can start by dividing 243243 by the smallest prime number, which is 22.
Since 243243 is odd, it's not divisible by 22.
So, let's try the next smallest prime number, 33. 243243 divided by 33 is 8181, so we can write 243243 as 3813 \cdot 81.

STEP 4

Now, we need to factor 8181.
We know that 8181 is 99 times 99, so we have 243=399243 = 3 \cdot 9 \cdot 9.
Since 99 is 33 times 33, we can write 243243 as 333333 \cdot 3 \cdot 3 \cdot 3 \cdot 3, or 353^5.
Awesome!

STEP 5

Now, we can **rewrite** our original expression using the prime factorization of 243243.
We have 24315=(35)15243^{\frac{1}{5}} = (3^5)^{\frac{1}{5}}.

STEP 6

Remember the **power of a power rule**: (am)n=amn(a^m)^n = a^{m \cdot n}.
Let's apply this rule to our expression.
We have (35)15=3515(3^5)^{\frac{1}{5}} = 3^{5 \cdot \frac{1}{5}}.

STEP 7

Multiplying the exponents, we get 5155 \cdot \frac{1}{5}.
This is the same as 5115=55\frac{5}{1} \cdot \frac{1}{5} = \frac{5}{5}.
Since any number divided by itself is 11 (except for zero, of course!), we get 313^1.

STEP 8

And any number raised to the power of 11 is just itself!
So, 31=33^1 = 3.
Fantastic!

STEP 9

So, 24315=3243^{\frac{1}{5}} = 3.
We found that the fifth root of 243243 is 33!

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