Question #69536

2 Answers
Oct 28, 2017

We get, 5 xy^3sqrt(6xz) from sqrt(150x^3y^6z)

Explanation:

5xy^3sqrt(6xz) from sqrt(150x^3y^6z)

Consider
sqrt(150x^3y^6z)

As a^ mxxa^n = a^(m+n),

=> sqrt((25xx6)xx(x^2xxx)xx(y^2xxy^4)xxz)

=> sqrt((5^2xx6)xx(x^2xxx )xx(y^2xxy^2xxy^2)xxz)

Taking the roots of the square terms outside the radical sign:

=> 5xx(x)xxyxxyxxyxx sqrt(6xz)

=>5 xy^3sqrt(6xz)

Oct 28, 2017

5xy^3sqrt(6xz)

Explanation:

color(green)("The trick is to look for squared values")

color(blue)("Dealing with the number part")

We have 150.

Just for a moment forget that this is hundreds and just focus on the 15 part. It is known that 3xx5=15

Now we deal with the hundreds part. It is known that 15xx10=150. So putting all of this together we have: 3xx5xx10=150

We know that 2xx5=10. Again we can substitute this back in giving: 3xx5xx2xx5=150

Notice that within this we have 5xx5 so we can write:

3xx2xx5^2

Bothe 3 and 2 are prime numbers so there is no way we can square root them. However, sqrt(5^2)=5 so we can square root that part.

color(red)(sqrt(150)=5sqrt(3xx2)=5sqrt(6))
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color(blue)("Dealing with the variable part (letters)")

x^3y^6z

x^3 is the same as x^2xx x
y^6 is the same as y^(2+2+2)=y^2xxy^2xxy^2

A single z we can do nothing with.
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color(blue)("Putting it all together")

So we have: 5sqrt(6xxx^2 xx x xxy^2xxy^2xxy^2xxz)

Taking all the squared values out of the root

5xy^3sqrt(6xz)