How do you simplify $(3 sqrt(x^5)) times (2 sqrt(x^3))$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-24T19:52:02

$6x^4$

When multiplying two roots, you can can combine them into a single root of the product.

$3sqrt(x^5) xx 2sqrt(x^3)$

= $6 xx sqrt(x^5 xx x^3) = 6sqrt(x^8)$

= $6x^4$

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