2. Simplifying Radicals
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Use the Multiplication Property of Square Roots and the Division Property of Square Roots.
77a/2
We want to simplify a radical expression.
To do so we will assume that a>0, otherwise the given expression would not be defined.
11sqrt(49a^5/4a^3)
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
Simplify quotient
a*b/c= a* b/c