Arithmetic · real student question

Evaluate (cube root of 17 + 10 pi) divided by (e^5 + 90).

Question

Evaluate

173+10πe5+90\frac{\sqrt[3]{17}+10\pi}{e^{5}+90}

Step-by-step solution

  1. Read the grouping before computing anything. "All divided by" means the entire sum 173+10π\sqrt[3]{17}+10\pi sits over the entire sum e5+90e^5+90. Written flat it would be (173+10π)/(e5+90)(\sqrt[3]{17}+10\pi)/(e^5+90) - the brackets are not optional, and dropping them is the main hazard in this problem.

  2. Evaluate the numerator's two pieces. Carry more digits than the final answer needs:

    173=2.57128,10π=31.41593\sqrt[3]{17}=2.57128,\qquad 10\pi=31.41593

    (A quick sanity check on the cube root: 2.53=15.62.5^3=15.6 and 2.63=17.62.6^3=17.6, so 173\sqrt[3]{17} must lie between 2.52.5 and 2.62.6 ✓.)

  3. Add to get the numerator.

    2.57128+31.41593=33.987212.57128+31.41593=33.98721

  4. Evaluate the denominator. With e=2.718282e=2.718282,

    e5=148.41316e5+90=238.41316e^{5}=148.41316\quad\Longrightarrow\quad e^{5}+90=238.41316

  5. Divide.

    33.98721238.41316=0.1425559\frac{33.98721}{238.41316}=0.1425559

  6. Estimate independently to confirm. Rounding crudely, 342380.1429\tfrac{34}{238}\approx0.1429 - within 0.00040.0004 of the computed value, which confirms no decimal-point or grouping error. To four decimal places the answer is 0.14260.1426.

Answer

173+10πe5+900.14256\frac{\sqrt[3]{17}+10\pi}{e^{5}+90}\approx 0.14256

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