What is the 1 4 th root of 1 4 1 4 1 4 ?
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It's tangentially related with the number 14, but a very nice question!
I've seen a similar problem before, so this was easy. But this is a nice problem!
Level 3 ! This is such a simple question. May be many people marked 3rd option :)
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Right, most people chose 1 4 1 4 .
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More than 50% of the people chose 1 4 1 4
I just did right now. I chose option 3 :) , good to know i am not the only one.
Its wrong HV u checked it properly
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@Rohit Singh – Why do you think it is wrong? What would your answer be?
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Please review Rules of exponents - Power
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@Calvin Lin – This is the best way to remove the miss understanding. Thanks. I too had fallen into the trap!!
@Calvin Lin – You are right, in view of the Tower Rule, but what if want to use the second one? I mean, when you write a^b^c without any parenthesis how would people take it? Aren't there two possible ways to think of a^b^c? So, in my view, brackets should be introduced and hence two choices (2nd and 4th) must be acceptable. Try http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%2814%5E14%5E14%29%5E%281%2F14%29
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@Waseem Jafary – See the Rules of Exponents
Without parenthesis, a^b^c is read from right to left, giving us a ( b c ) . If you want ( a b ) c , then you have to state it clearly. One reason why people don't do it, is because it is equivalent to a b c . So, unless you are a testing understanding, there isn't a strong reason to do so.
@Calvin Lin – Thanks Calvin Lin I had a strong misconception about exponents!
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@Bhavesh Ahuja – had is the important word here. Glad you fixed it.
Now ask your friends and see how many of them got it right!
@Calvin Lin – Yeah I fell into that trap.
Then Why when you use another example like 2^2^2 doesn't work. I see that 2^2 2 is not equal to squareroot of 2^2 2/2 = 2*2=4 when the answer to the question is 16
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This does work. 2^2^2=2^4=16. The square root of this is 4. The above method yields sqrt(2^2^2)=2^2^1=2^2=4. From what I can tell, you have your example written backwards.
When base are same then this rule applies: A^b * A^c= A^(b+c)
How is 14^14^13 correct ? Won't correct be 14^14??
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Why is eveeryone so smart
What thin is this?, (x^x^x)^(1/x) should to be x^x.
Nice solution
Wrong I don't believe in this proof what u doing justify it with. √ a^b
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The power rule of exponents states: a b c = a ( b c )
So: 1 4 1 4 1 4
Is the same as: 1 4 ( 1 4 1 4 )
Which is the same as: 1 4 ( 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 )
Therefore when you have: 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4
It is the same as: 1 4 1 4 ( 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 )
So according to the fraction rule of exponents: m a n = a n / m
That means: 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4
Is the same as: 1 4 ( 1 4 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 )
Which works out to be: 1 4 ( 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 )
Then simplifies to be: 1 4 1 4 1 3
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you explained it beautifully,thanks.
OK, now it's clear. Thank you!
Dude this is a beautiful explanation.
This really helpful
Dude I think this is wrong. Are you sure this is right? Cause you are wrong
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Why do you think it is wrong? What would your answer be?
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Are u zuando?cuz it looks like you are
One property of roots is that n m = m n 1
So 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 = ( 1 4 1 4 1 4 ) 1 4 1 = 1 4 1 4 1 3
No way. Check your math please
So (2^3)^3= 2^9 so 14 times 1/14=1 so the second 14 exponent cancels
From the property of exponents : If k = m × n , then ( a m ) n = a k .
In this case of this problem : let the variables a = 1 4 , k = 1 4 1 4 , m = 1 4 1 3 then n = 1 4 1 . ∴ a k = 1 4 1 4 1 4 = ( a m ) n = ( 1 4 1 4 1 3 ) 1 4 ∴ 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 = 1 4 ( 1 4 1 4 1 3 ) 1 4 = 1 4 1 4 1 3
This explanation is perhaps the most elegant of any so far. It doesn't require one to remember the "tower rule", nor that this problem is read right to left. @matt mcc has a clear solution above as well, but it takes more keystrokes!
Problem: What is the 14th root of 1 4 1 4 1 4 ?
Solution: We wish to solve this expression. To make this easier to understand, we could let x = 1 4 1 4 . Then, the expression can be written as 1 4 1 4 x . Next, recall that a radical can be expressed as a fractional exponent. So, our expression can be written as ( 1 4 x ) 1 4 1 . Using the power rule, we can see that it simplifies to 1 4 1 4 x . Substituting the value of x into the equation and simplifying it, we get the answer 1 4 1 4 1 3 . □
👍 nice way to solve this problem
U are genius
1 4 1 4 = 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4
1 4 ( 1 4 1 4 ) = 1 4 ( 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 )
The 14th root of 1 4 ( 1 4 1 4 ) = ( 1 4 ( 1 4 1 4 ) ) 1 / 1 4 = 1 4 ( 1 4 1 4 ) 1 / 1 4
= 1 4 ( 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 ) / 1 4
= 1 4 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 1 4
= 1 4 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1 4 × 1
= 1 4 1 4 1 3
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Note that:
1 4 1 4 1 4 × 1 4 1 = 1 4 1 4 1 4 × 1 4 − 1 = 1 4 1 4 1 3