How do you simplify root3(88)388?

1 Answer
Jun 23, 2018

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

Use this rule for radicals to simplify the expression:

root(n)(color(red)(a) * color(blue)(b)) = root(n)(color(red)(a)) * root(n)(color(blue)(b))nab=nanb

root(3)(88) => root(3)(color(red)(8) * color(blue)(11)) => root(3)(color(red)(8)) * root(3)(color(blue)(11)) => 2root(3)(11)3883811383112311