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: 71

Answer

$-4ab^2\sqrt[5] {2c^3}$

Work Step by Step

Rewrite each radicand as the product of two factors such that you can take the 5th root of one of the factors: $3\sqrt[5] {2^5 • 2 • a^5 • b^5 • b^5 • c^3} - 10ab\sqrt [5] {2 • b^5 • c^3}$ Take the 5th roots of terms to take them out from under the radical sign: $3 • 2 • a • b • b\sqrt[5] {2c^3} - 10ab • b\sqrt [5] {2c^3}$ Simplify the radicals by multiplying the coefficients of each radical: $6ab^2\sqrt[5] {2c^3} - 10ab^2\sqrt [5] {2c^3}$ Combine like terms: $-4ab^2\sqrt[5] {2c^3}$
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