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Standardizing Precision Calibration Formulas

Based on the case study of the apprentice's formula below, recall and state the general mathematical rule for rationalizing a denominator containing a fourth root. Specifically, explain why the apprentice's proposed factor is incorrect, what perfect power must be completed inside the radicand, and state the correct expression they must use to multiply both the numerator and the denominator.

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