Just square to find them to buy the answer by a dividend then the fraction of the answer then you get your answer
3/8x=6.
x=6*8/3.
x=2*8.
x=16.
Nicole started with 16 feet of string.
7x - 44 = 4x + 4
Add both sides 44
7x - 44 + 44 = 4x + 4 + 44
7x = 4x + 48
Subtract both sides 4x
7x - 4x = 4x - 4x + 48
3x = 48
Divide both sides by 3
3x ÷ 3 = 48 ÷ 3
<h2>x = 16 </h2>
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Suppose that the angle between 39 and 4x + 4 is t degrees as you know they make a straight line together thus :
39 + t + 4x + 4 = 180
39 + t + 4(16) + 4 = 180
39 + t + 64 + 4 = 180
39 + t + 68 = 180
t + 107 = 180
Subtract both sides 107
t + 107 - 107 = 180 - 107
<h2>t = 73 </h2>
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8y - 43 = 4x + 4 + t
8y - 43 = 4(16) + 4 + 73
8y - 43 = 64 + 4 + 73
8y - 43 = 68 + 73
8y - 43 = 141
Add both sides 43
8y - 43 + 43 = 141 + 43
8y = 184
Divide both sides by 8
8y ÷ 8 = 184 ÷ 8
<h2>y = 23 </h2>
We would need the data of their classmates scores to complete this answer
Answer: ![\frac{\sqrt[4]{10xy^3}}{2y}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B%5Csqrt%5B4%5D%7B10xy%5E3%7D%7D%7B2y%7D)
where y is positive.
The 2y in the denominator is not inside the fourth root
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![\sqrt[4]{\frac{5x}{8y}}\\\\\\\sqrt[4]{\frac{5x*2y^3}{8y*2y^3}}\ \ \text{.... multiply top and bottom by } 2y^3\\\\\\\sqrt[4]{\frac{10xy^3}{16y^4}}\\\\\\\frac{\sqrt[4]{10xy^3}}{\sqrt[4]{16y^4}} \ \ \text{ ... break up the fourth root}\\\\\\\frac{\sqrt[4]{10xy^3}}{\sqrt[4]{(2y)^4}} \ \ \text{ ... rewrite } 16y^4 \text{ as } (2y)^4\\\\\\\frac{\sqrt[4]{10xy^3}}{2y} \ \ \text{... where y is positive}\\\\\\](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Csqrt%5B4%5D%7B%5Cfrac%7B5x%7D%7B8y%7D%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5Csqrt%5B4%5D%7B%5Cfrac%7B5x%2A2y%5E3%7D%7B8y%2A2y%5E3%7D%7D%5C%20%5C%20%5Ctext%7B....%20multiply%20top%20and%20bottom%20by%20%7D%202y%5E3%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5Csqrt%5B4%5D%7B%5Cfrac%7B10xy%5E3%7D%7B16y%5E4%7D%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5Cfrac%7B%5Csqrt%5B4%5D%7B10xy%5E3%7D%7D%7B%5Csqrt%5B4%5D%7B16y%5E4%7D%7D%20%5C%20%5C%20%5Ctext%7B%20...%20break%20up%20the%20fourth%20root%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5Cfrac%7B%5Csqrt%5B4%5D%7B10xy%5E3%7D%7D%7B%5Csqrt%5B4%5D%7B%282y%29%5E4%7D%7D%20%5C%20%5C%20%5Ctext%7B%20...%20rewrite%20%7D%2016y%5E4%20%5Ctext%7B%20as%20%7D%20%282y%29%5E4%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5Cfrac%7B%5Csqrt%5B4%5D%7B10xy%5E3%7D%7D%7B2y%7D%20%5C%20%5C%20%5Ctext%7B...%20where%20y%20is%20positive%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C)
The idea is to get something of the form 
in the denominator. In this case, 
To be able to reach the 
, your teacher gave the hint to multiply top and bottom by 
For more examples, search out "rationalizing the denominator".
Keep in mind that ![\sqrt[4]{(2y)^4} = 2y](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Csqrt%5B4%5D%7B%282y%29%5E4%7D%20%3D%202y)
only works if y isn't negative.
If y could be negative, then we'd have to say ![\sqrt[4]{(2y)^4} = |2y|](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Csqrt%5B4%5D%7B%282y%29%5E4%7D%20%3D%20%7C2y%7C)
. The absolute value bars ensure the result is never negative.
Furthermore, to avoid dividing by zero, we can't have y = 0. So all of this works as long as y > 0.
