document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=186374>Question 186374</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify sqrt81x^4 My instructor made this problem up it is not in my book </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2881%2Ax%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2881%2Ax%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2881%2Ax%5E2%2Ax%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2881%2Ax%5E2%2Ax%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2Ax%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2Ax%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2881%29%2Asqrt%28x%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28x%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2881%29%2Asqrt%28x%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28x%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the square root using the identity <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28A%2AB%29=sqrt%28A%29%2Asqrt%28B%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28A%2AB%29=sqrt%28A%29%2Asqrt%28B%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2Asqrt%28x%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28x%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2Asqrt%28x%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28x%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=81 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"81\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2Ax%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2Ax%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2881%2Ax%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2881%2Ax%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2881%2Ax%5E4%29=9x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2881%2Ax%5E4%29=9x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where \"x\" is non-negative.<BR>\n" );
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