Question

Assume that x is a variable that has been declared as a double and been given a value. Write an expression to compute the quartic root of x. The quartic root of a number is the square root of its square root. EXAMPLES: For example, the quartic root of 16.0 is 2.0 because: the square root of 16.0 is 4.0 and the square root of 4.0 is 2.0. Another example: the quartic root of 81.0 is 3.0 because the square root of 81.0 is 9.0 and the square root of 9.0 is 3.0. Thus, to find the quartic root of a number you take the square root of the number and then take the square root of that. In this exercise you must find the quartic root of x in a single expression-- you must not write any statements. Also, you may only use the sqrt() function-- no other functions. (HINT: you will need to call the sqrt() function twice-- and you will need to pass the return value of one of those calls as argument to the other call. AND REMEMBER: write an expression, not a statement.)

Answer 1

Answer:

sqrt(sqrt(x))

Step-by-step explanation:

A quartic root of is written mathematically as $\sqrt[4]{x}$. THe quartic root of 16 is 2 since 2*2*2*2 = 16. However, a quartic root can also be defined as the square root of a square root. For example the √16 = 4 and the √4 = 2. This is the same response as taking the quartic root. This means you can write it as the sqrt(sqrt(x)). In the example, it would be sqrt(sqrt(16)) = sqrt(4) = 2.