Precalculus Examples

$\sqrt[4]{3^{2}}$

Step 1

Raise $3$ to the power of $2$ .

$\sqrt[4]{9}$

Step 2

Rewrite $9$ as $3^{2}$ .

$\sqrt[4]{3^{2}}$

Step 3

Rewrite $\sqrt[4]{3^{2}}$ as $\sqrt{\sqrt{3^{2}}}$ .

$\sqrt{\sqrt{3^{2}}}$

Step 4

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$\sqrt{3}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\sqrt{3}$

Decimal Form:

$1.73205080 \dots$