How do I isolate the x

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How do I isolate and solve for the the $x$ in $x^ \frac 23 = 9$ and do the inverse on the other side of the RHS?

$x$ > 0 was part of the original question.

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$$a^{\frac mn}=\sqrt[n]{a^m}$$

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$$ x^\frac{2}{3} = 9 $$ You can raise both sides to the 3rd power to get $$ (x^\frac{2}{3})^3 = 9^3\\ x^{3 \cdot\frac{2}{3}} = 9^3\\ x^{2} = 9^3 $$ Now you can take a square root on both sides to get $$ x = \pm \sqrt{9^3} = \pm \sqrt{ 3^6 } = \pm 3^3. $$