SOLUTION: Can you please explain to me how to simplify the following equation? {{{sqrt 32x^4y^2}}} thank you.

Question 201751: Can you please explain to me how to simplify the following equation?

thank you.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Note: you need to enclose "32x^4y^2" in parenthesis to go from to

Start with the given expression.

Factor into

Factor into

Break up the square root using the identity .

Take the square root of to get .

Take the square root of to get .

Take the square root of to get .

Rearrange and multiply the terms.

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Answer:

So simplifies to

In other words, where every variable is non-negative.

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