How do you simplify sqrtx^(2n)* sqrty^(2n +1)?

1 Answer
Oct 18, 2017

x^n * y^(n+0.5)

Explanation:

laws of indices:
rootna = a^(1/n)

(a^m)^n = a^(mn)

a^m * a^n = a^(m+n)

and in practice:
sqrt(x) = x^(1/2)

sqrt(x) ^(2n) = (x^(1/2))^(2n)
(x^(1/2))^(2n) = x^(1n) = x^n

sqrt(y) ^(2n+1) = (y^(1/2))^(2n+1)
(y^(1/2))^(2n+1) = y^(n+0.5)

y^(n+0.5) = y^n * y^0.5 = sqrty *y^n

sqrtx^(2n)⋅sqrty^(2n+1) = x^n * sqrty *y^n

x^n * y^(n+0.5)