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With regard to examinations, is it true that radicals must typically be "reduced", if possible?
For instance, with fractions, you would hardly ever leave 4/8 as it is, but instead reduce it to 1/2.
Well let's say that durring an exam, you arrived at [tex]\displaystyle{\sqrt[3]{81}}[/tex] for an answer.
Is it true that normal procedure is to instead express that as [tex]\displaystyle{3\sqrt[3]{3}}[/tex] ?
Thanks a lot.
For instance, with fractions, you would hardly ever leave 4/8 as it is, but instead reduce it to 1/2.
Well let's say that durring an exam, you arrived at [tex]\displaystyle{\sqrt[3]{81}}[/tex] for an answer.
Is it true that normal procedure is to instead express that as [tex]\displaystyle{3\sqrt[3]{3}}[/tex] ?
Thanks a lot.