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==Problem 3==
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==Problem==
  
 
What is the value of the expression <math>\sqrt{16\sqrt{8\sqrt{4}}}</math>?
 
What is the value of the expression <math>\sqrt{16\sqrt{8\sqrt{4}}}</math>?
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==Solution==
 
==Solution==
  
<math>\sqrt{16\sqrt{8\sqrt{4}}} = \sqrt{16\sqrt{8\cdot 2}} = \sqrt{16\sqrt{16}} = \sqrt{16\cdot 4} = \sqrt{64} = \boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 8}.</math>
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<math>\sqrt{16\sqrt{8\sqrt{4}}}</math> = <math>\sqrt{16\sqrt{8\cdot 2}}</math> = <math>\sqrt{16\sqrt{16}}</math> = <math>\sqrt{16\cdot 4}</math> = <math>\sqrt{64}</math> = <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 8}</math>.
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==Worse Solution==
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~ Sahan
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We solve the general form expression <math>\sqrt{a\sqrt{b\sqrt{c}}}</math>. Note,
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<cmath>\sqrt{a\sqrt{b\sqrt{c}}}=(a^4b^2c^1)^\frac{1}{8}</cmath>
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Thus our answer is,
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<cmath>(16^4\cdot8^24^1)^\frac{1}{8}=16777216^{\frac{1}{8}}=8</cmath>
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==Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING!!!)==
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https://youtu.be/elN5lYfeKnw
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~Education, the Study of Everything
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/cY4NYSAD0vQ
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https://youtu.be/H0WHiLy1cFg
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~savannahsolver
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 16:34, 10 October 2023

Problem

What is the value of the expression $\sqrt{16\sqrt{8\sqrt{4}}}$?

$\textbf{(A) }4\qquad\textbf{(B) }4\sqrt{2}\qquad\textbf{(C) }8\qquad\textbf{(D) }8\sqrt{2}\qquad\textbf{(E) }16$

Solution

$\sqrt{16\sqrt{8\sqrt{4}}}$ = $\sqrt{16\sqrt{8\cdot 2}}$ = $\sqrt{16\sqrt{16}}$ = $\sqrt{16\cdot 4}$ = $\sqrt{64}$ = $\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 8}$.

Worse Solution

~ Sahan

We solve the general form expression $\sqrt{a\sqrt{b\sqrt{c}}}$. Note, \[\sqrt{a\sqrt{b\sqrt{c}}}=(a^4b^2c^1)^\frac{1}{8}\] Thus our answer is, \[(16^4\cdot8^24^1)^\frac{1}{8}=16777216^{\frac{1}{8}}=8\]

Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING!!!)

https://youtu.be/elN5lYfeKnw

~Education, the Study of Everything

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/cY4NYSAD0vQ

https://youtu.be/H0WHiLy1cFg

~savannahsolver

See Also

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