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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Simplify ((-3)^8)^(1/8)

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

\[((-3^{8} )^{1/8}\]

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

Is this it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

Okay' One minute.

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

Does it say to round the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

Okay. Well I am going to take the problem of \[-3^{8}\]

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

That equals 6561.

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

\[6561^{1/8}\]

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

That should equal 3.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what about (-3)^(8/8)

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

We when we look at the exponent\[\frac{ 8 }{ 8 } =1\]

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

\[-3^{1}\]

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

I am sure you could figure out what that equals. :-)

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