SOLUTION: How do I simplify radical expression assuming that all variable under radicals represent positive numbers?

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Question 139506: How do I simplify radical expression assuming that all variable under radicals represent positive numbers?
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Use these rules:





, i.e.

If n is even, that is n modulo 2 is 0, then the radicand must be positive if you are restricted to the real numbers.



, but , so if then


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