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carlatullis
Jun 20, 2008, 06:27 AM
How do I find the 6th root of 856?

galactus
Jun 20, 2008, 07:11 AM
Run it through a calculator. But if you want to rewrite it, then rewrite as:

\sqrt[6]{856}

=\sqrt[6]{107\cdot{8}}

=\sqrt[6]{107}\sqrt[6]{8}

=\sqrt[6]{107}\cdot\sqrt{2}