How do you simplify sqrt(x^2y^3) and write it in exponential form?

1 Answer
Feb 18, 2016

=color(blue)(x y^(3/2

Explanation:

Square root represents half root .

So, sqrt(x^2y^3) = (x^2y^3)^(1/2)

By property:

color(blue)(a^(m))^n = a^color(blue)(mn

(x^2y^3)^(1/2) = x^(2xx1/2) xx y^(3xx1/2

=x^(2/2) xx y^(3xx1/2

=x^1 xx y^(3/2

=x y^(3/2