2. Simplifying Radicals
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Use the Multiplication Property of Square Roots and the Division Property of Square Roots.
-45t
We want to simplify a radical expression.
To do so we will assume that t>0, otherwise the given expression would not be defined.
- 5sqrt(162t^3/2t)
sqrt(a/b)=sqrt(a)/sqrt(b)
Split into factors
sqrt(a* b)=sqrt(a)*sqrt(b)
Calculate root
sqrt(a^2)=a
Cancel out common factors
Calculate quotient
a/1=a
(- a)b = - ab