How do you simplify sqrt3^232?

2 Answers
Feb 3, 2016

Ambiguous

Explanation:

I cannot understand if the square is inside or outside the radix. Anyhow, if it's inside (the most plausible one...)
sqrt(3^2)32 it's one of the two numbers +-a±a such that (+-a)^2=3^2=9(±a)2=32=9, so they are sqrt(3^2)= +-332=±3
On the other hand, if we consider (sqrt(3))^2(3)2, you gotta take both +-sqrt(3)±3 and take the square. But, by definition, +-sqrt(3)±3 are the only two numbers such that (+-sqrt(3))^2=3(±3)2=3, so the answer is 33

Feb 3, 2016

Ambiguous

Explanation:

I cannot understand if the square is inside or outside the radix. Anyhow, if it's inside (the most plausible one...)
sqrt(3^2)32 it's one of the two numbers +-a±a such that (+-a)^2=3^2=9(±a)2=32=9, so they are sqrt(3^2)= +-332=±3
On the other hand, if we consider (sqrt(3))^2(3)2, you gotta take both +-sqrt(3)±3 and take the square. But, by definition, +-sqrt(3)±3 are the only two numbers such that (+-sqrt(3))^2=3(±3)2=3, so the answer is 33