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Advanced MathHardExponent after taking a square root

Advanced Math practice question

For positive x and y, √(x²y⁴) = x·yⁿ, where n is a constant. What is the value of n?

Answer: 2

√(y⁴) = y², since (y²)² = y⁴.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 1
1 halves twice.
If you answered 4
4 leaves the exponent unchanged.
If you answered 16
16 squares the exponent.

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