document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=162386>Question 162386</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> trying to multiply square roots\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 times the square root of 10y times square root of 6y </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #119678 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gonzo><B>gonzo(654)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gonzo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=119678\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> square root of a * square root of b equals square root of (a*b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in equation form, this looks like<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28a%29%2Asqrt%28b%29=sqrt%28a%2Ab%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28a%29%2Asqrt%28b%29=sqrt%28a%2Ab%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "in your equation,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Asqrt%2810%2Ay%29%2Asqrt%286%2Ay%29=3%2Asqrt%2810%2Ay%2A6%2Ay%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Asqrt%2810%2Ay%29%2Asqrt%286%2Ay%29=3%2Asqrt%2810%2Ay%2A6%2Ay%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "this equals <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Asqrt%2860%2Ay%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Asqrt%2860%2Ay%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "which equals <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Ay%2Asqrt%2860%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Ay%2Asqrt%2860%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "square root of 60 equals square root of (2*2*15) which equals 2 * square root of 15.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so your equation becomes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3+%2A+y+%2A+2+%2A+sqrt%2815%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3+%2A+y+%2A+2+%2A+sqrt%2815%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "which becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2Ay%2Asqrt%2815%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2Ay%2Asqrt%2815%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "i don't think it can be reduced more than that.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you use the calculator to solve for square root of 15, then the equation becomes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*y*3.8729.....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which becomes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23.2379*y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which becomes 23.24*y rounded to nearest hundredth.<BR>\n" );
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