One ordered pair (a,b) satisfies the two equations ab4=12 and a^5b^5=7776. What is the value of a in this ordered pair?
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ab4=12, a5b5=7776we want to get rid of b by dividing a power of the first equation by a power of the 2nd(ab4)5(a5b5)4=(12)5(7776)4a5b20a20b20=1a15=(223)5(2535)4=21035220320=1210315a=(210315)1/15=22/33
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