MHB Simplifying with square roots?

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The discussion focuses on simplifying the expression 3√((10x^3)² / (10x^6)⁻¹). The simplification process involves rewriting the expression as (10x^3)² multiplied by (10x^6)¹, resulting in 10³x¹². Applying the cube root to 10³x¹² yields (10³)^(1/3) and (x¹²)^(1/3), which simplifies to 10x⁴. The final simplified result is 10x⁴.
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So, this is probably really simple...but I keep getting the wrong answer when trying to simplify this:

$$3\sqrt{\frac{(10x^3)^2}{(10x^6)^{-1}}}$$Could someone show the steps to simplifying it? Thanks so much. (:
 
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Hello, arroww!

\sqrt[3]{\frac{(10x^3)^2}{(10x^6)^{\text{-}1}}}
Under the cube root, we have:

.\frac{(10x^3)^2}{(10x^6)^{\text{-}1}} \;=\; (10x^3)^2(10x^6)^1

. . . =\;10^2\cdot x^6\cdot 10\cdot x^6 \;=\;10^3x^{12}

Then: .\sqrt[3]{10^3x^{12}} \;=\;\left(10^3x^{12}\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}

. . . =\;\left(10^3\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}\left(x^{12} \right)^{\frac{1}{3}} \;=\;10x^4
 
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