2. Simplifying Radicals
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The Multiplication Property of Square Roots tells us that sqrt(ab)=sqrt(a) * sqrt(b), for a≥ 0 and b≥ 0.
ab^2csqrt(abc)
We want to simplify a radical expression.
To do so we will assume that a≥0, b≥0 and c≥0 otherwise the given expression would not be defined.
sqrt(a^3b^5c^3)
Split into factors
sqrt(a* b)=sqrt(a)*sqrt(b)
sqrt(a^2)=a
a* a=a^2
Commutative Property of Multiplication
sqrt(a)*sqrt(b)=sqrt(a* b)