Simplest form

Algebra Level 1

Assuming that x x is positive, what is the simplest form of 16 x 6 \sqrt{16x^{6}} ?

4 x 6 4\sqrt{x^{6}} 4 x 4 4x^{4} 4 x 3 4x^{3} 16 x 5 16x^{5}

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3 solutions

Oscar Hildebrandt
Aug 23, 2016

Step 1: Rewrite 16 x 6 \sqrt{16x^{6}} as ( 4 x 3 ) 2 \sqrt{(4x^{3})^{2}}

Step 2: The power 2 cancels out our square root, so we're left with ( 4 x 3 ) (4x^{3})

Step 3: Rewrite ( 4 x 3 ) (4x^{3}) as 4 x 3 4x^{3}

Which leaves us with 4 x 3 4x^{3}

Chew-Seong Cheong
Aug 23, 2016

16 x 6 = ( 4 x 3 ) 2 = 4 x 3 \sqrt{16x^6} = \sqrt{(4x^3)^2} = \boxed{4x^3}

16 x 6 = 16 x 6 = 4 x 3 \sqrt{16x^{6}}=\sqrt{16}\cdot \sqrt{x^6} =4|x^3| As x > 0 x>0 , we have: 16 x 6 = 4 x 3 = 4 x 3 \sqrt{16x^6}=4|x^3|=4x^3

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