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  • Aug 22, 2009, 04:24 PM
    peri42
    simplifying radicals
    Simplify with positive exponents..
    5x^3y^6 under radical sign
    divided by 3a^3
  • Aug 22, 2009, 04:27 PM
    Leidenschaftlich für Wahr

    Do your own homework...
  • Aug 22, 2009, 05:27 PM
    galactus
    Is this it: ?

    If so, there is not much to be done---except look at the y term.
  • Aug 22, 2009, 09:21 PM
    peri42

    you so would it be y^3 * y^3?
  • Aug 22, 2009, 11:24 PM
    morgaine300

    Yes, and that is , which is under a radical. You can do something with
    Think about it.
  • Aug 23, 2009, 01:52 PM
    peri42

    2 squared radical y?I'm not sure
  • Aug 23, 2009, 02:31 PM
    peri42

    no wudnt it just be y^3?
  • Aug 24, 2009, 12:53 AM
    morgaine300
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by peri42 View Post
    no wudnt it just be y^3?

    Yup. :-) The square root of a squared number is just that number.

    Remember that you have to pull that out from under the radical since you took the square root of it. But I don't see anything further you can do to the rest of it.
  • Aug 24, 2009, 09:07 AM
    peri42

    is xy^2 5 under radical sign over 3a^3 right?
  • Aug 24, 2009, 11:35 AM
    galactus
    You could write it as

    Remember that

    Not much can be done with the x^3 inside the radical. That is the same as , so just leave it alone.

    Actually, if we were to be purists, the actual form would be:



    But I do not believe it is necessary to introduce the absolute value, though technically, it belongs there.
  • Aug 26, 2009, 03:11 PM
    peri42

    OK thnks 4 your help =)

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