How do you simplify sqrt(xyz)*sqrt(2y^3z^4)?

1 Answer
Oct 2, 2017

y^2z^2sqrt(2xz)

Explanation:

sqrt(xyz)* sqrt(2y^3z^4)=> sqrt(2xy^4z^5)

we can see this as:

sqrt(2 xx x xx y^4 xx z^4xxz

We can now extract any exact roots:

The sqrt(y^4) = y^2 since y^2 xx y^2 = y^(2+2)= y^4

y^2sqrt(2xx x xx z^4 xx z)

Do the same for z^4:

y^2z^2sqrt(2 xx x xx z)

This is as far as we can go, so:

y^2z^2sqrt(2xz)