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OpenStudy (ash2326):
Is this your question
\[y^4=34\]
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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
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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
\[\huge y=34^{\frac{5}{4}}\]
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