Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - 8.2 Simplifying, Adding, and Subtracting Radicals - 8.2 Exercises - Page 634: 73

Answer

$23xy^2\sqrt [4] {x}$

Work Step by Step

Rewrite each radicand as the product of two factors such that you can take the 4th root of one of the factors: $\sqrt [4] {2^4 • x^4 • x • y^8} + 7xy^2\sqrt [4] {3^4 • x}$ Take the 4th roots of terms to take them out from under the radical sign: $2 • x • y^2\sqrt [4] {x} + 7xy^2 • 3\sqrt [4] {x}$ Multiply the coefficients of each radical: $2xy^2\sqrt [4] {x} + 21xy^2\sqrt [4] {x}$ Combine like terms: $23xy^2\sqrt [4] {x}$
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