How do you simplify \sqrt { 225x ^ { 18} y ^ { 22} }?
2 Answers
Dec 11, 2016
Explanation:
Recall :
Dec 11, 2016
Explanation:
Note that:
225x^18y^22 = 15^2*(x^9)^2*(y^11)^2 = (15x^9y^11)^2
So
We also find:
(-15x^9y^11)^2 = 225x^18y^22
So
Note that if
So if, for example,
We can express that we want the non-negative square root by taking the modulus:
sqrt(225x^18y^22) = abs(15x^9y^11)