Why is $frac{15sqrt[4]{125}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$ $15sqrt{5}$ and not $15sqrt[4]{25}$?












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I have an expression I am to simplify:



$$frac{15sqrt[4]{125}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$$



I arrived at $15sqrt[4]{25}$. My textbook tells me that the answer is in fact $15sqrt{5}$. Here is my thought process:



$frac{15sqrt[4]{125}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$ = $frac{15*sqrt[4]{5}*sqrt[4]{25}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$ =



(cancel out $sqrt[4]{5}$ present in both numerator and denominator)
leaving:
$$15sqrt[4]{25}$$



Where did I go wrong and how can I arrive at $15sqrt{5}$?






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I have an expression I am to simplify:



$$frac{15sqrt[4]{125}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$$



I arrived at $15sqrt[4]{25}$. My textbook tells me that the answer is in fact $15sqrt{5}$. Here is my thought process:



$frac{15sqrt[4]{125}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$ = $frac{15*sqrt[4]{5}*sqrt[4]{25}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$ =



(cancel out $sqrt[4]{5}$ present in both numerator and denominator)
leaving:
$$15sqrt[4]{25}$$



Where did I go wrong and how can I arrive at $15sqrt{5}$?






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I have an expression I am to simplify:



$$frac{15sqrt[4]{125}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$$



I arrived at $15sqrt[4]{25}$. My textbook tells me that the answer is in fact $15sqrt{5}$. Here is my thought process:



$frac{15sqrt[4]{125}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$ = $frac{15*sqrt[4]{5}*sqrt[4]{25}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$ =



(cancel out $sqrt[4]{5}$ present in both numerator and denominator)
leaving:
$$15sqrt[4]{25}$$



Where did I go wrong and how can I arrive at $15sqrt{5}$?






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I have an expression I am to simplify:



$$frac{15sqrt[4]{125}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$$



I arrived at $15sqrt[4]{25}$. My textbook tells me that the answer is in fact $15sqrt{5}$. Here is my thought process:



$frac{15sqrt[4]{125}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$ = $frac{15*sqrt[4]{5}*sqrt[4]{25}}{sqrt[4]{5}}$ =



(cancel out $sqrt[4]{5}$ present in both numerator and denominator)
leaving:
$$15sqrt[4]{25}$$



Where did I go wrong and how can I arrive at $15sqrt{5}$?






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$$frac{sqrt[4] {125}}{sqrt[4] 5} = frac{sqrt[4] {5^3}}{sqrt[4] 5} = sqrt[4]{5^2} = 5^{frac{2}{4}} = 5^{frac{1}{2}} = sqrt 5$$



Even quicker, $sqrt[4]{25}$ means $sqrt{sqrt{25}}$, which becomes $sqrt{5}$.






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      It turns out that $sqrt[4]{25}=sqrt{5}$. This is because $25=5^2$, so that $sqrt[4]{25}=sqrt[4]{5^2}=(5^2)^{1/4}=5^{1/2}=sqrt{5}.$ So, you are correct, as is the book.






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      $$frac{sqrt[4] {125}}{sqrt[4] 5} = frac{sqrt[4] {5^3}}{sqrt[4] 5} = sqrt[4]{5^2} = 5^{frac{2}{4}} = 5^{frac{1}{2}} = sqrt 5$$



      Even quicker, $sqrt[4]{25}$ means $sqrt{sqrt{25}}$, which becomes $sqrt{5}$.






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        $$frac{sqrt[4] {125}}{sqrt[4] 5} = frac{sqrt[4] {5^3}}{sqrt[4] 5} = sqrt[4]{5^2} = 5^{frac{2}{4}} = 5^{frac{1}{2}} = sqrt 5$$



        Even quicker, $sqrt[4]{25}$ means $sqrt{sqrt{25}}$, which becomes $sqrt{5}$.






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          $$frac{sqrt[4] {125}}{sqrt[4] 5} = frac{sqrt[4] {5^3}}{sqrt[4] 5} = sqrt[4]{5^2} = 5^{frac{2}{4}} = 5^{frac{1}{2}} = sqrt 5$$



          Even quicker, $sqrt[4]{25}$ means $sqrt{sqrt{25}}$, which becomes $sqrt{5}$.






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          $$frac{sqrt[4] {125}}{sqrt[4] 5} = frac{sqrt[4] {5^3}}{sqrt[4] 5} = sqrt[4]{5^2} = 5^{frac{2}{4}} = 5^{frac{1}{2}} = sqrt 5$$



          Even quicker, $sqrt[4]{25}$ means $sqrt{sqrt{25}}$, which becomes $sqrt{5}$.







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              Write $$sqrt[4]{frac{125}{5}}=sqrt[4]{25}=sqrt{5}$$






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                      It turns out that $sqrt[4]{25}=sqrt{5}$. This is because $25=5^2$, so that $sqrt[4]{25}=sqrt[4]{5^2}=(5^2)^{1/4}=5^{1/2}=sqrt{5}.$ So, you are correct, as is the book.






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                      It turns out that $sqrt[4]{25}=sqrt{5}$. This is because $25=5^2$, so that $sqrt[4]{25}=sqrt[4]{5^2}=(5^2)^{1/4}=5^{1/2}=sqrt{5}.$ So, you are correct, as is the book.






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                      It turns out that $sqrt[4]{25}=sqrt{5}$. This is because $25=5^2$, so that $sqrt[4]{25}=sqrt[4]{5^2}=(5^2)^{1/4}=5^{1/2}=sqrt{5}.$ So, you are correct, as is the book.






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                      It turns out that $sqrt[4]{25}=sqrt{5}$. This is because $25=5^2$, so that $sqrt[4]{25}=sqrt[4]{5^2}=(5^2)^{1/4}=5^{1/2}=sqrt{5}.$ So, you are correct, as is the book.







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                      answered Jan 3 at 16:55









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