[tex]\sf \left(\sqrt{2}\right)^3\\\\\\\\\boxed{\sf \mathrm{Apply\:radical\:rule}:\quad \sqrt{a}=a^{\frac{1}{2}}}\\\\\\\\\sf \left(2^{\frac{1}{2}}\right)^3\\\\\\\\\boxed{\sf\mathrm{Apply\:exponent\:rule}:\quad \left(a^b\right)^c=a^{bc} }\\\\\\\\\sf \sf 2^{\frac{1}{2}\cdot \:3}\\\\\\\\\sf 2^{\frac{3}{2}}\\\\\\\\\sf 2^{\frac{3}{2}}=2^{1+\frac{1}{2}}\\\\\\\\\sf 2^{1+\frac{1}{2}}\\\\\\\\\boxed{\sf \mathrm{Apply\:exponent\:rule}:\quad \:x^{a+b}=x^ax^b}\\\\\\\\\sf[/tex]
[tex]\sf 2 ^1\cdot \:2^{\frac{1}{2}}\\\\\\\\\boxed{\sf \mathrm{Refine}}\\\\\\\\\boxed{\sf =2\sqrt{2}}[/tex]
