How do you simplify sqrt(98n^19)?

1 Answer
Jan 15, 2016

=7 color(blue)(n^(19/2))sqrt(2)

Explanation:

sqrt(98n^19)

Upon prime factorising (simplification):
98 = 7 xx 7 xx 2

sqrt(98n^19)= sqrt(7xx7xx2xx n^19) =sqrt(7^2 xx 2xx n^19) =7sqrt(2xx n^19)

Further, Square root , can also be called as second root so in terms of fraction:
sqrt(n^19)=n^(19xx 1/2) = n^color(blue)(19/2

The expression now becomes:

7sqrt(2xx n^19) = 7 xx color(blue)(n^(19/2))sqrt(2)

=7 color(blue)(n^(19/2))sqrt(2)