How do you multiply sqrt5^656?

1 Answer
Sep 25, 2015

It is 125

Explanation:

You can calculate this in (at least) 2 ways:

1) sqrt(5)^6=(sqrt(5)sqrt(5))(sqrt(5)sqrt(5))(sqrt(5)sqrt(5))=5*5*5=12556=(55)(55)(55)=555=125

2)
You can use the laws of power operations

  • Write sqrt(5)5 as 5^(1/2)512 to get: sqrt(5)^6=(5^(1/2))^656=(512)6
  • Use the law that: (a^b)^c=a^(b*c)(ab)c=abc to get:
    (5^(1/2))^6=5^(1/2*6)=5^3=125(512)6=5126=53=125