Name: How Do You Write the Nth Root of a as a Power?
Uploaded: 2023-07-14T07:30:33.517Z
Channel: House of Math
Description: The nth root of a number is equivalent to that number raised to the power of 1/n. This video gives some examples and explains why this works mathematically.

The nth root of a number is equivalent to that number raised to the power of 1/n. This video gives some examples and explains why this works mathematically.

An nth root represents a number that, when raised to the power of 

 is a positive integer), results in the original number.

A number to multiply by itself to get the number underneath the square root symbol

Consists of a base and exponent. The base is multiplied by itself the number of times indicated by the exponent.

The part of a power showing how many times the base is multiplied by itself

The part of a power showing the factor that is multiplied by itself.