Solve the Product: Seventh Root of 4 Times Cube Root of 4

Question

Solve the following exercise:

4743= \sqrt[7]{4}\cdot\sqrt[3]{4}=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Simplify the expression
00:03 The Cth root of number A to the power of B
00:06 The result will be equal to number A to the power of B divided by C
00:09 Every number is essentially to the power of 1
00:12 We will use this formula in our exercise
00:16 When multiplying powers with equal bases
00:19 The power of the result equals the sum of the powers
00:22 We will use this formula in our exercise, and add the powers
00:25 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

In order to simplify the given expression, we will use two laws of exponents:

a. The definition of root as an exponent:

an=a1n \sqrt[n]{a}=a^{\frac{1}{n}}

b. The law of exponents for multiplication between terms with identical bases:

aman=am+n a^m\cdot a^n=a^{m+n}

Let's start by converting the roots to exponents using the law mentioned in a':

4743=417413= \sqrt[\textcolor{red}{7}]{4}\cdot\sqrt[\textcolor{blue}{3}]{4}= \\ \downarrow\\ 4^{\frac{1}{\textcolor{red}{7}}}\cdot4^{\frac{1}{\textcolor{blue}{3}}}=

We'll continue, since we are multiplying two terms with identical bases - we'll use the law of exponents mentioned in b':

417413=417+13 4^{\frac{1}{7}}\cdot4^{\frac{1}{3}}= \\ \boxed{4^{\frac{1}{7}+\frac{1}{3}}}

Therefore, the correct answer is answer b'.

Answer

417+13 4^{\frac{1}{7}+\frac{1}{3}}