√3x·√51x Break the 51 down to 3·17 √3x·√3·17x Multiply under the radicals: √3·3·17x² √3²·17x² Take out 3² as just a 3 in front of the radical. Take out x² as just as |x| in front of the radical. We must put the x between absolute value bars because the original problem is the product of two radical square roots, which are never negative, therefore the answer cannot be negative. But x is a variable so it might be negative. So to assure that the answer is not negative we must put absolute value bars around x. Answer: 3|x|√17 Edwin