We want to simplify the expression 2161/461/42941/4. First, we can combine the terms in the numerator:
61/4⋅2941/4=(6⋅294)1/4. Now, let's calculate 6⋅294=6⋅(6⋅49)=36⋅49=62⋅72=(6⋅7)2=422=1764. So, 61/4⋅2941/4=(1764)1/4=(422)1/4=422/4=421/2=42. Next, we need to find the value of 2161/4. Note that 216=63. Thus, 2161/4=(63)1/4=63/4. Therefore, the expression becomes:
2161/461/42941/4=(63)1/4(6⋅294)1/4=63/417641/4=63/4(422)1/4=63/4421/2=63/4(6⋅7)1/2=63/461/271/2=61/2−3/471/2=6−1/471/2=61/471/2=467 This is not one of the answer options. Let's re-evaluate.
We have 2161/461/42941/4=(2166⋅294)1/4. 2166⋅294=6⋅366⋅6⋅49=6⋅6⋅66⋅6⋅7⋅7=649. So, we want to find the value of (649)1/4=(672)1/4=61/472/4=61/471/2=467. Let's check if 649 is equivalent to any of the other options. 2161/461/42941/4=(2166⋅294)1/4=(2161764)1/4=(649)1/4. However, 294=6×49=6×72. So 2166⋅294=636⋅(6⋅49)=6362⋅72=672=649. (649)1/4≈1.68. Let's revisit the provided options:
(a) 321/4≈0.90 (b) 431/4≈0.96 (c) 231/4≈1.10 (d) 341/4≈1.07 63/461/4⋅(6⋅49)1/4=63/461/4⋅61/4⋅491/4=63/462/4⋅(72)1/4=63/461/2⋅71/2=63/467=63/442. (649)1/4=(672)1/4=61/471/2=467.