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OpenStudy (anonymous):

solve: y^4/=34

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Is this your question \[y^4=34\] ???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y^4/5=34 sorry

OpenStudy (ash2326):

We have \[\frac{y^4}{34}=5\] multiply both sides by 34, we get \[y^4=170\] as here the power of y is 4 so this equation will have 4 roots or zeros \[y^2= \pm(170)^{\frac{1}{2}}\] so \[\huge y= \pm (170)^{\frac{1}{4}}, \pm i (170)^{\frac{1}{4}}\] where i = \(\large \sqrt{-1}\)

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Do you understand this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes :) but i meant for the exponent to be the fraction 4/5, like y^(4/5)=34

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Oh:(

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Then we have \[y^{\frac{4}{5}}=34\] so, reverse the powers \[\huge y=34^{\frac{5}{4}}\]

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Did you understand this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yep, is that the final answer?

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Yeah, actually we had \[y^{\frac{4}{5}}=34\] Raise both sides to a power of 4/5 \[\large y^{\frac {4}{5} \times \frac{5}{4}}=34^{\frac{5}{4}}\] so we get \[y^1=34^{\frac{5}{4}}\] or \[\huge y=34^{\frac{5}{4}}\]

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Do you get this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yep thanks!

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