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# What is the cube root of w?

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What is the cube root of w?

(1) The 5th root of w is 64.
(2) The 15th root of w is 4.

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What is the cube root of w?

(1) The 5th root of w is 64 --> $$\sqrt[5]{w}=64$$ --> we can find $$w$$, hence we can find $$\sqrt[3]{w}$$: $$w=64^5$$ --> $$\sqrt[3]{w}=\sqrt[3]{64^5}$$. Sufficient.

(2) The 15th root of w is 4 --> $$\sqrt[15]{w}=4$$. The same here. Sufficient.

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1. If the nth root is asked for a number X:
If n is odd - It has a unique solution that satisfies.
On the other hand, if n is even - then both (y)^n and (-y)^n satisfies the solution.
Now to the problem:
A - sufficient. 5th root - 5 odd.
B - sufficient. - 15 -odd.

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This is a simple Surd problem i will rate its difficulty at 500 or below.
as the first step break all numbers down to their basic form 64 = 4^3 = 2^6 ( we will find later that the second part is not necessary in this question, but in some other question we might need to break down further)
Lets take statement 1 : (w)^1/3 = 64 this means w = 64^3 = 4^15 = 2^30 ( stop ! much before this coz you knwo you can find it )
Second statement (w)^1/15 = 4 This means w = 4^15 = 2^30 ( Stop as soon as you know it is solvable)
So choice D is the nswer.
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What is the cube root of w?

(1) The 5th root of w is 64 --> $$\sqrt[5]{w}=64$$ --> we can find $$w$$, hence we can find $$\sqrt[3]{w}$$: $$w=64^5$$ --> $$\sqrt[3]{w}=\sqrt[3]{64^5}$$. Sufficient.

(2) The 15th root of w is 4 --> $$\sqrt[15]{w}=4$$. The same here. Sufficient.

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30 May 2014, 00:55
The answer would still be D if
1. square root of w was asked with same statements
2. cube root of w and (1) and (2) had even roots.

But answer would be E if
All the roots in question were even

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What is the cube root of w?

(1) The 5th root of w is 64.
(2) The 15th root of w is 4.

We need to determine the cube root of w. Thus, if we have a value for w, we can determine the value of the cube root of w.

Statement One Alone:

The 5th root of w is 64.

Recall that the nth root of a number is the number raised to the 1/n power; we can set up an equation with the information from statement one.

w^(1/5) = 64

Now raise both sides of the equation to the 5th power.

w = 64^5

Since we know that we have a unique value for w, we can stop here. This is enough information to enable us to determine the value of the cube root of w. Statement one provides enough information to answer the question. We can eliminate answer choices B, C, and E.

Statement Two Alone:

The 15th root of w is 4.

We can set up an equation with the information from statement two.

w^(1/15) = 4

w = 4^15

Since we know that we have a unique value for w, we can stop here. This is enough information to enable us to determine the value of the cube root of w. Statement two is also sufficient.

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