How do you simplify sqrt (49 m^2n^ 8)49m2n8?

1 Answer
Mar 27, 2018

7mn^47mn4

Explanation:

First, we know that asqrtbcabc is the same as asqrtb*asqrtcabac

Therefore, sqrt49m^2n^849m2n8 is the same as sqrt49*sqrtm^2*sqrtn^849m2n8

And we know that sqrt4949 is 77 so we would have
7sqrtm^2*sqrtn^87m2n8

We also know that asqrtb^aaba is the same as bb, so sqrtm^2m2 is mm.

We would now have 7msqrtn^87mn8.

We will apply the rule that asqrtb^c=b^(c/a)abc=bca

So, 7msqrtn^8=7mn^(8/2)7mn8=7mn82 and 8/282 is 44

Final answer: 7mn^47mn4.