How do you solve $x^(2/3)=(1/8)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-10T18:44:42

Start by raising both sides of the equation to the $3/2$ power ...

$x^(2/3)=(1/8)$

$[x^(2/3)]^(3/2)=[(1/8)]^(3/2)$

Now simplify ...

$x=+-1/sqrt(8^3)=+-1/(16sqrt2)=+-sqrt2/32$

hope that helped

How do you solve x^(2/3)=(1/8) x^(2/3)=(1/8)?