Understand the Problem: Understand the problem.We need to find the value of a such that 3a is equal to the fifth root of 3, which is written as 53 or 3(1/5).
Write as Exponent: Write the fifth root of 3 as an exponent.The fifth root of 3 can be written as 351.
Set up Equation: Set up the equation.We have 3a=351.
Solve for a: Solve for a.Since the bases are the same, we can set the exponents equal to each other. Therefore, a=51.
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