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.
4⋅400 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: 4⋅400 2∗20=40
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Examples and exercises with solutions of the root of a product
Exercise #1
Solve the following exercise:
30⋅1=
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Step-by-Step Solution
Let's start with a reminder of the definition of a root as a power:
na=an1
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 root as a power mentioned earlier),
In other words:
30⋅1=↓30⋅21=30⋅121=30⋅1=30Therefore, the correct answer is answer C.
Answer
30
Exercise #2
Solve the following exercise:
16⋅1=
Video Solution
Step-by-Step Solution
Let's start by recalling how to define a root as a power:
na=an1
Next, we will remember that raising 1 to any power will always yield the result 1, even the half power of the square root.
In other words:
16⋅1=↓16⋅21=16⋅121=16⋅1=16=4Therefore, the correct answer is answer D.
Answer
4
Exercise #3
Solve the following exercise:
1⋅2=
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Step-by-Step Solution
Let's start by recalling how to define a square root as a power:
na=an1
Next, we remember that raising 1 to any power always gives us 1, even the half power we got from converting the square root.
In other words:
1⋅2=↓21⋅2=121⋅2=1⋅2=2Therefore, the correct answer is answer a.
Answer
2
Exercise #4
Solve the following exercise:
10⋅3=
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Step-by-Step Solution
To simplify the given expression, we use two laws of exponents:
A. Defining the root as an exponent:
na=an1B. The law of exponents for dividing powers with the same base (in the opposite direction):
xn⋅yn=(x⋅y)n
Let's start by using the law of exponents shown in A:
10⋅3=↓1021⋅321=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:
1021⋅321=(10⋅3)21=3021=30In 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
Exercise #5
Solve the following exercise:
7⋅7=
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Step-by-Step Solution
In order to simplify the given expression, we will use two laws of exponents:
a. The definition of root as an exponent:
na=an1b. The law of exponents for multiplication between terms with identical bases:
am⋅an=am+n
Let's start by converting the square roots to exponents using the law mentioned in a:
7⋅7=↓721⋅721=We'll continue, since we are multiplying two terms with identical bases - we'll use the law of exponents mentioned in b:
721⋅721=721+21=71=7Therefore, the correct answer is answer a.
Answer
7
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