document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1019624>Question 1019624</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4. Simplify (^4 sqrt 16x^4y^5)(^4 sqrt 243y^7) assuming the variables represent non-negative numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. 6^4 sqrt 3 xy^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 6xy^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 2xy^4 sqrt y 3^4 ^4 sqrt 3 y^4 sqrt y^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 6x^2Y^2 ^4 sqrt 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #635574 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=635574\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am not sure I understand the problem. I will assume this is a fourth root of a square root, since B is not the answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first square root is 4x^2*y^2*sqrt(y),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second square root is 9y^3*sqrt(3y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These can be multiplied to get 36x^2*y^6*sqrt (3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The fourth root of this must only have a y out front and none of the choices have this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Furthermore, the constant is a minimum of 2 *fourth root of (3), and no choices have this.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just taking the square root of the above gets me 6xy^3 fourth root of 3, which is closest to D, but it is not D.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If there is a fourth root of all of this, y should be cubed, since there are y^12 under the fourth root.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, I am misreading the notation of the problem or of the answer choices, and I am unclear as to what is a fourth root and what is a square root here.<BR>\n" );
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