document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6392>Question 6392</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a problem with radicals and not really sure how to solve this problem since the square root of 20 doesn't come out to be a whole number. Heres the problem...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what is the square root of 20x^5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank You for any help.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Joe </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3433 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3433\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2820x%5E5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2820x%5E5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find all perfect squares that divide into the radicand <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20x%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20x%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  That would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and when it comes to variables raised to a power, the power must be divisible by 2.  Try <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;\" >.  Write the square root as a product of two square roots with all the perfect squares in the first radical and left over factors in the second radical:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can easily take the square root of the first radical, and leave the second part in the radical:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R%^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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