Which expression is equivalent to open paren 64 y to the 100th power close paren raised to the 1 half power ?

Raising a quantity to the 1/2 power means taking its square root. Since √64 = 8 and √(y^100) = y^50, the expression simplifies to 8y^50. This matches choice D, 8 y to the 50th power.

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