Evaluate the exponential expression

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Example 1: Evaluate the following: $2^{1/3} \times 16^{1/3}$

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Hi Eyni, let's look at this problem together. We need to evaluate this expression involving powers and roots.

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The expression given is two hundred and forty-three raised to the power of one fifth, multiplied by sixteen raised to the power of one third.

$$243^{\frac{1}{5}} \times 16^{\frac{1}{3}}$$
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Let's work with the first term. We can rewrite two hundred and forty-three as three to the power of five, because three times three times three times three times three equals two hundred and forty-three.

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Using the power of a power rule, we multiply the exponents. Five times one fifth is one, so this term simplifies to just three.

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Now let's look at sixteen to the power of one third. A power of one third is the same as taking the cube root.

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Mathematics
Topic
Exponents
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