Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - Multiplying and Simplifying Radical Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 532: 110

Answer

Does not make sense.

Work Step by Step

The radical cannot be written in the simplified notation when the radical can have any perfect square root, such as: For example: $\sqrt{50}=\sqrt{ 2 \cdot 5 \cdot 5}= 5 \sqrt 2$ Here, $ \sqrt {5 \cdot 5} =\sqrt {25}=5$ is a perfect square root. but $ \sqrt 2$ does not have any factor root. Hence, the statement does not make sense.
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