SOLUTION: How would I go about solving a problem such as: √27a^2b^3 I remember doing this last year, but I forgot the steps to simplifying it.

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Question 209787: How would I go about solving a problem such as: √27a^2b^3 I remember doing this last year, but I forgot the steps to simplifying it.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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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