Question

I need help!! PLEASE WILL FAN AND MEDAL!
If someone could please just telle me the steps on how to solve these problems!!! attaching pic

Answer 1

the answer is C but I need the steps on how to get that answer

Answer 2

Ask yourself: where did those '2's come from? Do they belong in the answers?

Please note the following rule pertaining to radicals and exponents:
\[x ^{\frac{ b }{ c }}=\sqrt[c]{b}\]

Answer 3

What do you mean the 2's?

Answer 4

@mathmale

Answer 5

Three of your four answer choices have '2' in them. Think about this. Correct or not, under the circumstances?

Answer 6

Ok yes I get it now i just didnt know where the 2's were coming from, but now I do. so how could I say that I got to the answer? @mathmale like the steps it took to get there

Answer 7

@macabbey101
@mathmale has already explained how the remaining option is correct by referring to the law of exponents.
If you need more explanations, here are some examples to help you:
https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/exponent-fractional.html

Answer 8

1/3 =12

Answer 9

Rule:\[x ^{\frac{ b }{ c }}=\sqrt[c]{x^b}\]

Answer 10

Or, in the other direction:\[\sqrt[c]{x^b}=x ^{\frac{ b }{ c }}\]

Answer 11

Apply this to \[\sqrt[s]{a^s}\]