Evaluate 1296^(1/4)

$1296^{\frac{1}{4}}$

Step 1

Simplify the expression.

Rewrite $1296$ as $6^{4}$ .

${(6^{4})}^{\frac{1}{4}}$

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$6^{4 (\frac{1}{4})}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$6^{4 (\frac{1}{4})}$

Rewrite the expression.

$6^{1}$

Step 3

Evaluate the exponent.

$6$