How do you simplify ${(y^{3})}^{\frac{1}{6}}$ $(y^3)^(1/6)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-18T20:23:02

$y^{\frac{1}{2}} = \sqrt{y}$ $y^(1/2) = sqrty$

Use the "power law" of indices and multiply the indices.

$y^{\frac{3}{6}} = y^{\frac{1}{2}}$ $y^(3/6) = y^(1/2)$

This can also be written as $\sqrt{y}$ $sqrty$

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