Square root of a product

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The square root of a product

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.

Let's put it this way:
(aโ‹…b)=aโ‹…b\sqrt{(a\cdot b)}=\sqrt{a}\cdot\sqrt{b}

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Choose the expression that is equal to the following:

\( \sqrt{a}\cdot\sqrt{b} \)

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Let's look at this in the example

4โ‹…400\sqrt{4\cdot400}
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:
4โ‹…400\sqrt{4}\cdot\sqrt{400}
2โˆ—20=402*20=40

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Examples and exercises with solutions of the root of a product

Exercise #1

Solve the following exercise:

16โ‹…1= \sqrt{16}\cdot\sqrt{1}=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's start by recalling how to define a root as a power:

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

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:

16โ‹…1=โ†“16โ‹…12=16โ‹…112=16โ‹…1=16=4 \sqrt{16}\cdot\sqrt{1}= \\ \downarrow\\ \sqrt{16}\cdot\sqrt[2]{1}=\\ \sqrt{16}\cdot 1^{\frac{1}{2}}=\\ \sqrt{16} \cdot1=\\ \sqrt{16} =\\ \boxed{4} Therefore, the correct answer is answer D.

Answer

4 4

Exercise #2

Solve the following exercise:

1โ‹…2= \sqrt{1}\cdot\sqrt{2}=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's start by recalling how to define a square root as a power:

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

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:

1โ‹…2=โ†“12โ‹…2=112โ‹…2=1โ‹…2=2 \sqrt{1} \cdot \sqrt{2}= \\ \downarrow\\ \sqrt[2]{1}\cdot \sqrt{2}=\\ 1^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot\sqrt{2} =\\ 1\cdot\sqrt{2}=\\ \boxed{\sqrt{2}} Therefore, the correct answer is answer a.

Answer

2 \sqrt{2}

Exercise #3

Solve the following exercise:

25x4= \sqrt{25x^4}=

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Step-by-Step Solution

To simplify the given expression, we will use the following three laws of exponents:

a. Definition of root as an exponent:

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

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

(aโ‹…b)n=anโ‹…bn (a\cdot b)^n=a^n\cdot b^n

c. Law of exponents for an exponent raised to an exponent:

(am)n=amโ‹…n (a^m)^n=a^{m\cdot n}

We'll start by converting the fourth root to an exponent using the law of exponents mentioned in a.:

25x4=โ†“(25x4)12= \sqrt{25x^4}= \\ \downarrow\\ (25x^4)^{\frac{1}{2}}=

We'll continue, using the law of exponents mentioned in b. and apply the exponent to each factor in the parentheses:

(25x4)12=2512โ‹…(x4)12 (25x^4)^{\frac{1}{2}}= \\ 25^{\frac{1}{2}}\cdot(x^4)^{{\frac{1}{2}}}

We'll continue, using the law of exponents mentioned in c. and perform the exponent applied to the term with an exponent in parentheses (the second factor in the multiplication):

2512โ‹…(x4)12=2512โ‹…x4โ‹…12=2512โ‹…x2=25โ‹…x2=5x2 25^{\frac{1}{2}}\cdot(x^4)^{{\frac{1}{2}}} = \\ 25^{\frac{1}{2}}\cdot x^{4\cdot\frac{1}{2}}=\\ 25^{\frac{1}{2}}\cdot x^{2}=\\ \sqrt{25}\cdot x^2=\\ \boxed{5x^2}

In the final steps, we first converted the power of one-half applied to the first factor in the multiplication back to the fourth root form, again, according to the definition of root as an exponent mentioned in a. (in the reverse direction) and then calculated the known fourth root of 25.

Therefore, the correct answer is answer a.

Answer

5x2 5x^2

Exercise #4

Solve the following exercise:

30โ‹…1= \sqrt{30}\cdot\sqrt{1}=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's start with a reminder of the definition of a root as a power:

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

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:

30โ‹…1=โ†“30โ‹…12=30โ‹…112=30โ‹…1=30 \sqrt{30}\cdot\sqrt{1}= \\ \downarrow\\ \sqrt{30}\cdot\sqrt[2]{1}=\\ \sqrt{30}\cdot 1^{\frac{1}{2}}=\\ \sqrt{30} \cdot1=\\ \boxed{\sqrt{30}} Therefore, the correct answer is answer C.

Answer

30 \sqrt{30}

Exercise #5

Solve the following exercise:

100โ‹…25= \sqrt{100}\cdot\sqrt{25}=

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Step-by-Step Solution

We can simplify the expression without using the laws of exponents, because the expression has known square roots, so let's simplify the expression and then perform the multiplication:

100โ‹…25=10โ‹…5=50 \sqrt{100}\cdot\sqrt{25}=\\ 10\cdot5=\\ \boxed{50} Therefore, the correct answer is answer D.

Answer

50 50

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