Examples with solutions for Root of a Root: Solving the equation

Exercise #1

98x=7 \frac{\sqrt{98}}{\sqrt{x}}=7

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, let's proceed with the following steps:

  • Step 1: Start with the given equation:
    98x=7\frac{\sqrt{98}}{\sqrt{x}} = 7.
  • Step 2: Apply the square root property to combine the fraction:
    98x=7\sqrt{\frac{98}{x}} = 7.
  • Step 3: Square both sides to eliminate the square root:
    98x=49\frac{98}{x} = 49.
  • Step 4: Solve for x x by multiplying both sides by x x :
    98=49x98 = 49x.
  • Step 5: Isolate x x by dividing both sides by 49:
    x=9849x = \frac{98}{49}.
  • Step 6: Simplify the fraction:
    x=9849=2x = \frac{98}{49} = 2.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is x=2 x = 2 .

Answer

2 2

Exercise #2

Solve the following exercise:

81=x63 \sqrt{\sqrt{81}}=\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{x^6}}

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Simplify the left side of the equation, 81 \sqrt{\sqrt{81}} .
  • Step 2: Simplify the right side of the equation, x63 \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{x^6}} .
  • Step 3: Equate the simplified expressions and solve for x x .

Now, let's simplify each side:

Step 1: Simplify 81 \sqrt{\sqrt{81}} .

First, evaluate 81 \sqrt{81} , which is 9 9 , since 92=81 9^2 = 81 .
Then, evaluate 9 \sqrt{9} , which is 3 3 , since 32=9 3^2 = 9 .
So, 81=3 \sqrt{\sqrt{81}} = 3 .

Step 2: Simplify x63 \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{x^6}} .

Express x6 \sqrt{x^6} as (x6)1/2=x6/2=x3 (x^6)^{1/2} = x^{6/2} = x^3 .
Express x33 \sqrt[3]{x^3} as (x3)1/3=x3/3=x1=x (x^3)^{1/3} = x^{3/3} = x^1 = x .
So, x63=x \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{x^6}} = x .

Step 3: Set the simplified expressions equal.

We have simplified both sides of the equation to get 3=x 3 = x .
Therefore, the solution to the problem is x=3 x = 3 .

Hence, the correct answer is x=3 x = 3 .

Therefore, the correct choice is:

Choice 2: x=3 x = 3 .

Answer

x=3 x=3

Exercise #3

Solve the following exercise:

144=x10353 \sqrt{144}=\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[5]{x^{10\cdot3}}}

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this equation, we will follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Simplify the left side of the equation 144 \sqrt{144} .
  • Step 2: Simplify the right side of the equation x3053 \sqrt[3]{\sqrt[5]{x^{30}}} .
  • Step 3: Equate the simplified expressions and solve for x x .

Let us go through these steps:

Step 1: Simplify the left side:

The left side of the equation is 144 \sqrt{144} , which simplifies to 12 12 , because 144=12 \sqrt{144} = 12 .

Step 2: Simplify the right side:

The expression on the right is x3053 \sqrt[3]{\sqrt[5]{x^{30}}} . Let's simplify it step by step:

  • First, simplify x305 \sqrt[5]{x^{30}} :
    - Using the rule amn=am/n \sqrt[n]{a^m} = a^{m/n} , we have x305=x30/5=x6 \sqrt[5]{x^{30}} = x^{30/5} = x^6 .
  • Next, simplify x63 \sqrt[3]{x^6} :
    - Again using the same rule, x63=x6/3=x2 \sqrt[3]{x^6} = x^{6/3} = x^2 .

Step 3: Equate and solve:

From the previous steps, we get:

12=x2 12 = x^2

Therefore, the solution to the equation is:
x2=12 x^2 = 12 .

Answer

x2=12 x^2=12

Exercise #4

Solve the following exercise:

x6=1625 \sqrt{x^6}=\sqrt{\sqrt{16}}\cdot\sqrt{25}

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Simplify 16 \sqrt{\sqrt{16}} .
  • Step 2: Simplify 25 \sqrt{25} .
  • Step 3: Calculate the right-hand side.
  • Step 4: Solve x6= \sqrt{x^6} = computed right-hand side.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: Simplify 16 \sqrt{\sqrt{16}} .
We know that 16=4 \sqrt{16} = 4 , and 4=2 \sqrt{4} = 2 . So, 16=2 \sqrt{\sqrt{16}} = 2 .

Step 2: Simplify 25 \sqrt{25} .
We know that 25=5 \sqrt{25} = 5 .

Step 3: Calculate the entire right-hand side.
We have 1625=25=10 \sqrt{\sqrt{16}} \cdot \sqrt{25} = 2 \cdot 5 = 10 .

Step 4: Solve x6=10 \sqrt{x^6} = 10 .
Rewrite the left side as (x6)1/2=x6/2=x3 (x^6)^{1/2} = x^{6/2} = x^3 .
Thus, x3=10 x^3 = 10 .

Therefore, the solution to the problem is x3=10 x^3 = 10 .

Answer

x3=10 x^3=10

Exercise #5

Solve the following exercise:

x105=81 \sqrt[5]{\sqrt[]{x^{10}}}=\sqrt{\sqrt{81}}

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll begin by simplifying both sides of the equation:

  • Simplifying the left-hand side:

x105 \sqrt[5]{\sqrt{x^{10}}} can be rewritten using properties of exponents and roots. The inner square root is (x10)1/2=x1012=x5 (x^{10})^{1/2} = x^{10 \cdot \frac{1}{2}} = x^{5} .

Then, take the fifth root: (x5)15=x515=x1=x (x^{5})^{\frac{1}{5}} = x^{5 \cdot \frac{1}{5}} = x^{1} = x .
Thus, the left-hand side simplifies to x x .

  • Simplifying the right-hand side:

81 \sqrt{\sqrt{81}} simplifies as follows: First, find 81=9\sqrt{81} = 9.
Then, compute 9=3\sqrt{9} = 3.

So, the equation reduces to x=3 x = 3 .

Therefore, the solution to the problem is x=3 \boxed{x = 3} .

Answer

x=3 x=3

Exercise #6

Solve the following exercise:

16643=x2 \sqrt{\frac{16}{\sqrt[3]{64}}}=\sqrt{x^2}

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem 16643=x2 \sqrt{\frac{16}{\sqrt[3]{64}}} = \sqrt{x^2} , we proceed step-by-step as follows:

  • First, we simplify 643 \sqrt[3]{64} . Since 64=43 64 = 4^3 , it follows that 643=4 \sqrt[3]{64} = 4 .
  • Next, simplify the expression 16643 \frac{16}{\sqrt[3]{64}} :
    164=4\frac{16}{4} = 4.
  • Now, take the square root of this simplified value. Thus, 4=2 \sqrt{4} = 2 .
  • The equation simplifies to: x2=2 \sqrt{x^2} = 2 . Since x2=x\sqrt{x^2} = |x|, we have x=2|x| = 2.
  • This implies x=2 x = 2 or x=2 x = -2 .
  • However, choices include only positive solutions, and thus x=2 x = 2 .

Therefore, the solution to the problem is x=2 x = 2 .

Answer

x=2 x=2