Question

Please help me! Evaluate (-27)^1/3 1/3 is a fraction

Answer 1

Answer:

-3

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

-3

Step-by-step explanation:

-3 is correct, but why?

The reason is that the exponent 1/3 indicates a cube root and the cube root of -27 is -3.

$x^\frac{1}{n}=\sqrt[n]{x}$

So $x^\frac{1}{2}=\sqrt{x}$

$x^\frac{1}{5}=\sqrt[5]{x}$

etc.