How do you multiply xsqrt(10x)*7sqrt(15x)x10x715x?

1 Answer
Mar 3, 2018

The result is 35x^2sqrt635x26.

Explanation:

Use the radical multiplication and simplification rules:

Multiplication: sqrta*sqrtb=sqrt(ab)ab=ab

Simplification: sqrt(a^2)=aa2=a

For this problem, first, multiply the radicals (in blue) and their coefficients (in red) together:

color(white)=color(red)xcolor(blue)sqrt(10x)*color(red)7color(blue)sqrt(15x)=x10x715x

=color(red)x*color(blue)sqrt(10x)*color(red)7*color(blue)sqrt(15x)=x10x715x

=color(red)x*color(red)7*color(blue)sqrt(10x)*color(blue)sqrt(15x)=x710x15x

=color(red)(7x)*color(blue)sqrt(10x)*color(blue)sqrt(15x)=7x10x15x

=color(red)(7x)*color(blue)sqrt(10x*15x)=7x10x15x

=color(red)(7x)*color(blue)sqrt(10*15*x*x)=7x1015xx

=color(red)(7x)*color(blue)sqrt(150*x*x)=7x150xx

=color(red)(7x)*color(blue)sqrt(150*x^2)=7x150x2

Next, use the multiplication rule backwards:

color(white)=color(red)(7x)*color(blue)sqrt(150*x^2)=7x150x2

=color(red)(7x)*color(blue)sqrt(150)*color(blue)(sqrt(x^2))=7x150x2

Now, use the simplification rule:

color(white)=color(red)(7x)*color(blue)sqrt(150)*color(blue)(sqrt(x^2))=7x150x2

=color(red)(7x)*color(blue)sqrt(150)*color(red)x=7x150x

=color(red)(7x)*color(red)x*color(blue)sqrt(150)=7xx150

=color(red)(7x^2)*color(blue)sqrt(150)=7x2150

Technically, this answer is correct, but it can be simplified further by factoring 150150 and then using the simplification rule backward again:

color(white)=color(red)(7x^2)*color(blue)sqrt(150)=7x2150

=color(red)(7x^2)*color(blue)sqrt(6*25)=7x2625

=color(red)(7x^2)*color(blue)sqrt6*color(blue)sqrt25=7x2625

=color(red)(7x^2)*color(blue)sqrt6*color(blue)sqrt(5^2)=7x2652

=color(red)(7x^2)*color(blue)sqrt6*color(red)5=7x265

=color(red)(7x^2)*color(red)5*color(blue)sqrt6=7x256

=color(red)(35x^2)*color(blue)sqrt6=35x26

This answer is fully simplified.