When we encounter a root that encompasses the entirety of the product, we can decompose the factors of the products and leave a separate root for each of them. Let's not forget to leave the multiplication sign between the factors we have extracted.
Test yourself on product property of square roots!
Choose the expression that is equal to the following:
\( \sqrt{a}\cdot\sqrt{b} \)
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Correct Answer:
\( \sqrt{a\cdot b} \)
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Let's look at this in the example
4โ 400โ According to the rule of the root of a product, we can break down the factors and leave the root of each factor separately while maintaining the multiplication operation between them: We will break it down and obtain: 4โโ 400โ 2โ20=40
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Examples and exercises with solutions of the root of a product
Exercise #1
Choose the expression that is equal to the following:
aโโ bโ
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Step-by-Step Solution
To solve this problem, we can use the product property of square roots.
Step 1: Recognize the expression aโโ bโ.
Step 2: Apply the product property: aโโ bโ=aโ bโ.
This tells us that the original expression, aโโ bโ, simplifies to aโ bโ.
Thus, the equivalent expression is aโ bโ.
Among the given choices, choice 2 aโ bโ is the correct one.
Answer
aโ bโ
Exercise #2
Solve the following exercise:
30โโ 1โ=
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Step-by-Step Solution
Let's start with a reminder of the definition of a root as a power:
naโ=an1โ
We will then use the fact that raising the number 1 to any power always yields the result 1,particularly raising it to the power of half of the square root (which we obtain by using the definition of a root as a power mentioned earlier).