SOLUTION: My homework is online and I only have 5 chances to submit an answer. It tells if my answer is correct or not. I need to know why my answer was wrong, because I can think of no ot

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Question 157510: My homework is online and I only have 5 chances to submit an answer. It tells if my answer is correct or not. I need to know why my answer was wrong, because I can think of no other way to do it.
"Write the following expression in simplified form using only one root and no decimals":
The equation is the quadratic root of 4 times n times m to the fifth power, all times the quadratic root of 6 times m cubed times n to the fourth power
+%284nm%5E5%29%5E%281%2F4%29+%2A+%286m%5E3n%5E4%29%5E%281%2F4%29+
my answer was n times m squared times the quadratic root of 24 times n
+nm%5E2%2824n%29%5E%281%2F4%29+
But it keeps coming up as wrong.
Thank you,
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(21667) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have the right answer, but I think you misread the problem. The problem states that you need to get the expression into a "simplified form using only one root". So I'm assuming that they are looking for nm%5E2%2Aroot%284%2C24n%29+ (ie convert from rational exponent notation to radical notation). Let me know how that works out for you