Question

simplify as much as possible:
(81a^12)^1/4

Answer 1

You can split 81 and a^12 into two separate quantities each to the 1/4th power.
81^(1/4) = 3
(a^12)^(1/4) = a^3
(81a^12)^1/4 = 3*a^3
You can check by raising 3*a^3 to the 4th power.