How do you simplify sqrt((x^4y^3)/144)x4y3144?

1 Answer
Apr 9, 2015

color(red)(sqrt((x^4y^3)/144)x4y3144

= sqrt(((x^2)^2*y^2*y)/12^2)=(x2)2y2y122

In general,

sqrt(a*b) = sqrta * sqrt bab=ab
and
sqrt(a/b) = sqrt a/ sqrt bab=ab

So the expression will equal

= (sqrt((x^2)^2)*sqrt(y^2)*sqrty)/(sqrt(12^2))=(x2)2y2y122

= (x^2*y*sqrty)/(12)=x2yy12

= color(green)( ((x^2*y)/12)*sqrt y=(x2y12)y