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\[1)\ \left( \sqrt[6]{7^{3}} \right)^{2} = \sqrt[6]{\left( 7^{3} \right)^{2}} = \sqrt[6]{7^{6}} = 7\]
\[2)\ \left( \sqrt[6]{9} \right)^{- 3} = \sqrt[6]{9^{- 3}} = \sqrt[6]{\left( 3^{2} \right)^{- 3}} =\]
\[= \sqrt[6]{3^{- 6}} = \sqrt[6]{\left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^{6}} = \frac{1}{3}\]
\[3)\ \left( \sqrt[10]{32} \right)^{2} = \sqrt[10]{32^{2}} =\]
\[= \sqrt[10]{\left( 2^{5} \right)^{2}} = \sqrt[10]{2^{10}} = 2\]
\[4)\ \left( \sqrt[8]{16} \right)^{- 4} = \sqrt[8]{16^{- 4}} =\]
\[= \sqrt[8]{\left( 4^{2} \right)^{- 4}} = \sqrt[8]{4^{- 8}} = \sqrt[8]{\left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^{8}} =\]
\[= \frac{1}{4}\]