Solve the Square Root Expression: Finding √(36x)

Question

Solve the following exercise:

36x= \sqrt{36x}=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Simplify the expression
00:03 Root of number (A) times root of another number (B)
00:06 Equals the root of their product (A times B)
00:10 Let's use this formula in our exercise, and convert from root 1 to two
00:16 Let's break down 36 to 6 squared
00:24 The root of any number(A) squared cancels out the square
00:27 Let's use this formula in our exercise
00:30 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

In order to simplify the given expression, we will use the following two laws of exponents:

a. The definition of root as an exponent:

an=a1n \sqrt[n]{a}=a^{\frac{1}{n}}

b. The law of exponents for an exponent applied to terms in parentheses:

(ab)n=anbn (a\cdot b)^n=a^n\cdot b^n

Let's start by converting the square root to an exponent using the law of exponents mentioned in a:

36x=(36x)12= \sqrt{36x}= \\ \downarrow\\ (36x)^{\frac{1}{2}}=

Next, we'll use the law of exponents mentioned in b and apply the exponent to each factor within the parentheses:

(36x)12=3612x12=36x=6x (36x)^{\frac{1}{2}}= \\ 36^{\frac{1}{2}}\cdot x^{{\frac{1}{2}}}=\\ \sqrt{36}\sqrt{x}=\\ \boxed{6\sqrt{x}}

In the final steps, we first converted the power of one-half applied to each factor in the multiplication back to square root form, again, according to the definition of root as an exponent mentioned in a (in the opposite direction) and then calculated the known square root of 36.

Therefore, the correct answer is answer c.

Answer

6x 6\sqrt{x}