Stephen makes the mistake in the expression as he uses the 4 in the root and the 3 in the power and the expression actually is: ∛(16)/e
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We start with the expression:
exp( (4/3)*ln(2) - 1)
Here we can use that:
exp(ln(x)) = x.
and e^(a + b) = e^a*e^b.
the first step here is:
e^((4/3)*ln(2) - 1) = e^((4/3)*ln(2)*e^(-1)
So the first step of Stephen is correct, but the first step of Helen is not, you can not simplify the expression in that way.
now, we have that:
a*ln(x) = ln(x^a)
then we can write:
(4/3)*ln(2) = ln(2^(4/3))
and e^(ln(2^(4/3)) = 2^(4/3)
then we have:
e^((4/3)*ln(2)*e^(-1) = 2^(4/3)/e
now we can write this as:
∛(2^4)/e
Here is where Stephen makes the mistake, he uses the 4 in the root and the 3 in the power.
The expression actually is: ∛(16)/e
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