Understand the Problem: Understand the problem. We need to simplify the expression (18)1/3×(768)1/3 by finding the cube root of each number and then multiplying the results.
Simplify Each Term: Simplify each term separately.First, we find the cube root of 18, which is (18)1/3.Second, we find the cube root of 768, which is (768)1/3.
Calculate Cube Root of 18: Calculate the cube root of 18.The cube root of 18 is not a whole number, but we can simplify it by looking for factors of 18 that are perfect cubes. Since 18=2×9 and 9 is a perfect cube (32), we can write:(18)1/3=(2×9)1/3=21/3×91/3=21/3×3
Calculate Cube Root of 768: Calculate the cube root of 768. We look for factors of 768 that are perfect cubes. 768 can be factored into 28×3. Since 23 is a perfect cube, we can write: (768)1/3=(28×3)1/3=(23)8/3×31/3=28/3×31/3=22∗4/3×31/3=4×24/3×31/3
Combine the Results: Combine the results.Now we multiply the simplified cube roots from Step 3 and Step 4:(21/3×3)×(4×24/3×31/3)= 4×21/3+4/3×3×31/3= 4×25/3×3×31/3
Simplify Further: Simplify the expression further.Since 25/3 is the same as 21+2/3, which is 2×22/3, and 3×31/3 is the same as 31+1/3, which is 34/3, we can write:4×2×22/3×34/3= 8×22/3×34/3
Recognize Limitations: Recognize that 232 and 334 cannot be simplified further without a calculator.Since we cannot simplify 232 and 334 into whole numbers, we leave the expression as is or use a calculator to find the decimal approximation.
Calculate Final Value: Calculate the final value using a calculator (if necessary).If we want to find the decimal approximation of the final value, we would use a calculator to compute 8×22/3×34/3. However, without a calculator, the simplified form of the expression is the final answer.
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