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Revision as of 10:16, 15 January 2008

Problem

Simplify $\sqrt[3]{x\sqrt[3]{x\sqrt[3]{x\sqrt{x}}}}$.

$\mathrm{(A) \ } \sqrt{x}\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } \sqrt[3]{x^{2}}\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \sqrt[27]{x^{2}}\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } \sqrt[54]{x}\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } \sqrt[81]{x^{80}}$

Solution

$\sqrt[3]{x\sqrt{x}}=\sqrt[3]{(\sqrt{x})^{2}\cdot\sqrt{x}}=\sqrt[3]{(\sqrt{x})^{3}}=\sqrt{x}$.

Therefore:

$\sqrt[3]{x\sqrt[3]{x\sqrt[3]{x\sqrt{x}}}}=\sqrt[3]{x\sqrt[3]{x\sqrt{x}}}=\sqrt[3]{x\sqrt{x}}= \sqrt{x} \Rightarrow A$

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