Question

Express the following as radicals .
(a) (15/17)5/3=3√(15/17)5
(b) (17/19)-2/3=3√(17/19)-2​

Answer 1

Answer:

(Squares are the numbers `1^2= 1`, `2^2= 4`, `3^2= 9`, `4^2= 16`, ...) In this case, `36` is the highest square that divides into `72` evenly. We express `72` as `36 × 2` and proceed as follows. We have used the law: `sqrt(a^2)=a`.