Jambmaths question:
Simplify ${{\left( \sqrt[3]{64{{a}^{3}}} \right)}^{-1}}$
Option A:
4a
Option B:
$\tfrac{1}{8a}$
Option C:
8a
Option D:
%\tfrac{1}{4a}$
Jamb Maths Solution:
$\begin{align} & {{\left( \sqrt[3]{64{{a}^{3}}} \right)}^{-1}}={{\left( \sqrt[3]{{{4}^{3}}{{a}^{3}}} \right)}^{-1}} \\ & ={{\left[ {{\left( 4a \right)}^{3}} \right]}^{-\tfrac{1}{3}}}={{(4a)}^{-1}}=\frac{1}{4a} \\ & \text{or} \\ & {{\left( \sqrt[3]{64{{a}^{3}}} \right)}^{-1}}=\frac{1}{\left( \sqrt[3]{{{4}^{3}}{{a}^{3}}} \right)}=\frac{1}{{{4}^{\tfrac{3}{3}}}{{a}^{\tfrac{3}{3}}}}=\frac{1}{4a} \end{align}$
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