Solve the following exercise:
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Solve the following exercise:
In order to simplify the given expression, apply two laws of exponents:
a. The definition of root as an exponent:
b. The law of exponents for exponents applied to terms in parentheses (in reverse):
Let's start by converting the square roots to exponents using the law of exponents mentioned in a':
Due to the fact that there is multiplication between two terms with identical exponents, we can apply the law of exponents mentioned in b' and then proceed to combine them together inside of parentheses, which are raised to the same exponent:
In the final steps, we performed the multiplication within the parentheses and again used the definition of root as an exponent mentioned earlier in a' (in reverse) to return to root notation.
Therefore, the correct answer is answer b.
Solve the following exercise:
\( \sqrt{\frac{2}{4}}= \)
This works because of the multiplication property of square roots: . Think of it like combining what's under the radical signs!
No, is already in simplest form because 6 has no perfect square factors other than 1. Since 6 = 2 × 3 and neither 2 nor 3 are perfect squares, we can't simplify further.
That's a common mistake! Remember: , not 6. The answer stays under the square root unless you can simplify it to a whole number.
Use this rule whenever you're multiplying square roots together. The key phrase is "multiply" - if you see , combine them into .
Yes! The same rule works for cube roots, fourth roots, etc. For example: . Just make sure the root indices are the same!
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