Q. Assuming x and y are both positive, write the following expression in simplest radical form.x4x6y3Answer:
Simplify constant term: Simplify the square root of the constant term.The constant term inside the square root is 4, which is a perfect square (22). We can take the square root of 4 out of the radical.4=2
Simplify variable term x6: Simplify the square root of the variable term x6. Since x6 is a perfect square (x3)2, we can take x3 out of the radical. x6=x3
Simplify variable term y3: Simplify the square root of the variable term y3. We cannot take the entire y3 out of the radical because it is not a perfect square. However, we can separate it into y2×y, where y2 is a perfect square and can be taken out of the radical. y3=y2×y=y×y
Combine results: Combine the results from steps 1, 2, and 3. We multiply the terms that came out of the radical together with the original x that was outside the radical. x×2×x3×y×y=2x4y×y
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