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: 74

Answer

$-mp\sqrt [4] {5m^2n}$

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: $2p\sqrt [4] {3^4 • 5 • m^4 • m^2 • n} - 7m\sqrt [4] {5 • m^2 • n • p^4}$ Take the 4th roots of terms to take them out from under the radical sign: $2p • 3 • m\sqrt [4] {5m^2n} - 7m • p\sqrt [4] {m^2 • n}$ Multiply the coefficients of each radical: $6mp\sqrt [4] {5m^2n} - 7mp\sqrt [4] {m^2n}$ Combine like terms: $-mp\sqrt [4] {5m^2n}$
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