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Maths Indices Q - Please help

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  • 06-10-2008 7:16pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    Hey just a simple question thats been driving me insane all night.

    could anyone please help and solve this for me:

    (64 5/12)2

    so thats (62 to the power of 5 over 12) to the power of 2

    Could anyone please kindly solve this?


    Question : do you put everything in the bracket to the power or 2? or just 5?

    thanks in advance,

    stephen
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    #2
    TX123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 183 ✭✭TX123


    find the 12th root of 64 then put that to the power of 5 then square your answer


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    Fringe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭Fringe


    When you put a power to the power of something, you just multiply the powers. So it's 5/12 x 2 = 5/6. So it's 64^(5/6) now.


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    timmywex
    Registered Users Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭timmywex


    (64^(5/12))^2
    64^(10/12)
    64^(5/))
    Now get 6th root of 64.....which is 2
    2^5=
    32


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    Pigwidgeon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,590 ✭✭✭Pigwidgeon


    calculator? :) that's what i do...


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