Multiply Square Roots: Finding √10 × √3

Question

Solve the following exercise:

103= \sqrt{10}\cdot\sqrt{3}=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 The square root of a number (A) times the square root of another number (B)
00:07 equals the square root of their product (A times B)
00:10 Let's use this formula in our exercise and calculate the product
00:15 And this is the solution to the problem

Step-by-Step Solution

To simplify the given expression, we use two laws of exponents:

A. Defining the root as an exponent:

an=a1n \sqrt[n]{a}=a^{\frac{1}{n}} B. The law of exponents for dividing powers with the same base (in the opposite direction):

xnyn=(xy)n x^n\cdot y^n =(x\cdot y)^n

Let's start by using the law of exponents shown in A:

103=1012312= \sqrt{10}\cdot\sqrt{3}= \\ \downarrow\\ 10^{\frac{1}{2}}\cdot3^{\frac{1}{2}}= We continue, since we have a multiplication between two terms with equal exponents, we can use the law of exponents shown in B and combine them under the same base which is raised to the same exponent:

1012312=(103)12=3012=30 10^{\frac{1}{2}}\cdot3^{\frac{1}{2}}= \\ (10\cdot3)^{\frac{1}{2}}=\\ 30^{\frac{1}{2}}=\\ \boxed{\sqrt{30}} In the last steps, we performed the multiplication of the bases and used the definition of the root as an exponent shown earlier in A (in the opposite direction) to return to the root notation.

Therefore, the correct answer is B.

Answer

30 \sqrt{30}