How do you simplify square root $sqrt(180x^2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-26T18:50:25

$6sqrt5x$

To simplify $sqrt(180x^2)$ write $180$ as the product of its prime factors:

$sqrt(180x^2) = sqrt(2xx2xx3xx3xx5xx x^2)$

$=sqrt(2^2 xx 3^2 xx 5 xx x^2)" "larr$ find all possible roots.

$= 2xx3xx x sqrt5$

$=6sqrt5x$

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