Thread: Solving a, what am I doing wrong.

Can someone please tell me where am I going wrong?
Solve a
b=a^3/\sqrt[3]{a}
b= a^3/1/a^3
b= a^3*1/a^3/1/a^3*1/a^3
b= a^3/1*1/a^3
b=1

This is not right ... don't know where to start or where to go with it.

c = b^-2/\sqrt[3]{a}
c = 1/b^2/*c^1/2
c = 1/b^2*b^2/1*a^1/2
c = b^2*a^1/2
c = b^2*a^1/2/b^2
c/b^2 = a^1/2
a^1/2 = c/b^2

I am going way off the tracks here, please correct me.

Thanks in advance - Roux

Thank you, I can see where I went wrong ...

HallsofIvy, plase tell me what happened in problem one, in step 3 - thank you.

... Ok i have it 3*3-1