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OpenStudy (anonymous):

^5sqrt256x^7y^20

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first notice that \[256=2^8\] then do this in your head as follows.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5 goes in to 5 once with a remainder of 3 so \[\sqrt[5]{2^8}=2\sqrt[5]{2^3}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how does 5 go into 5 once.... and has a remainder of 3.. 5/5=1....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5 goes in to 7 once with a remainder of 2, so \[\sqrt[5]{x^7}=x\sqrt[5]{x^2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

damn i meant 5 goes in to 8 once with a remainder of 3, sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oooh lmao.. its okay i was just like...huh??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

finally 5 goes in to 20 4 times exactly so \[\sqrt[5]{y^{20}}=y^4\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

put this all together and get \[\sqrt[5]{256x^7y^{20}}=2xy^4\sqrt[5]{2^3x^2}\] or if you prefer \[\sqrt[5]{256x^7y^{20}}=2xy^4\sqrt[5]{8x^2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah it is like that if you want to do it in your head. so for example \[\sqrt[3]{x^{14}}=x^4\sqrt[3]{x^2}\] because 3 goes in to 14 4 times with a remainder of 2

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