document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=531015>Question 531015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to simplify radical 176a^3b^5 but I am having trouble knowing exactly where to begin. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28176%2Aa%5E3%2Ab%5E5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28176%2Aa%5E3%2Ab%5E5%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%2816%2A11%2Aa%5E3%2Ab%5E5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2816%2A11%2Aa%5E3%2Ab%5E5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=176 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"176\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2A11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2A11\"   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%2816%2A11%2Aa%5E2%2Aa%2Ab%5E5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2816%2A11%2Aa%5E2%2Aa%2Ab%5E5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2%2Aa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2%2Aa\"   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%2816%2A11%2Aa%5E2%2Aa%2Ab%5E2%2Ab%5E2%2Ab%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2816%2A11%2Aa%5E2%2Aa%2Ab%5E2%2Ab%5E2%2Ab%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2%2Ab%5E2%2Ab ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2%2Ab%5E2%2Ab\"   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%2816%29%2Asqrt%2811%29%2Asqrt%28a%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28a%29%2Asqrt%28b%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28b%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   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=4%2Asqrt%2811%29%2Asqrt%28a%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28a%29%2Asqrt%28b%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28b%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   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=4%2Asqrt%2811%29%2Aa%2Asqrt%28a%29%2Asqrt%28b%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28b%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Asqrt%2811%29%2Aa%2Asqrt%28a%29%2Asqrt%28b%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28b%5E2%29%2Asqrt%28b%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=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   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=4%2Asqrt%2811%29%2Aa%2Asqrt%28a%29%2Ab%2Ab%2Asqrt%28b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Asqrt%2811%29%2Aa%2Asqrt%28a%29%2Ab%2Ab%2Asqrt%28b%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=b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   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=4ab%5E2%2Asqrt%2811ab%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4ab%5E2%2Asqrt%2811ab%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange and multiply the terms.\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%28176%2Aa%5E3%2Ab%5E5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28176%2Aa%5E3%2Ab%5E5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4ab%5E2%2Asqrt%2811ab%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4ab%5E2%2Asqrt%2811ab%29\"   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%28176%2Aa%5E3%2Ab%5E5%29=4ab%5E2%2Asqrt%2811ab%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28176%2Aa%5E3%2Ab%5E5%29=4ab%5E2%2Asqrt%2811ab%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where every variable is non-negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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