How do you simplify root5(2)/(3root5(162))?

1 Answer
Jan 16, 2017

3^-(9/5)

Explanation:

Given, root(5)2/[3xx root(5) 162]

rArr 2^(1/5)/[3xx(162)^(1/5)]

rArr 2^(1/5)/[3xx (2xx81)^(1/5)

rArr 2^(1/5)/[3xx2^(1/5)xx(3^4)^(1/5)

rArr cancel[2^(1/5)]/[cancel[2^(1/5)] xx3^1 xx 3^(4/5)

rArr 1/[3^(1+4/5)

rArr 1/[3^{(5+4)/5}]

rArr 1/3^(9/5)

rArr 3^-(9/5)