document.write( "Question 1201014: Simplify -2√180u³v^6\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I know what the answer is but I don't understand the u³ and how is breaks down because 2 doesn't go in evenly to the exponent 3? If you pull a \"u\" out and leave one under the square root, you have a 1 \"u\" left over. Where is it? What am I missing?
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\n" ); document.write( "Break the radicand into factors, of which as many as possible are perfect squares:

\n" ); document.write( "\"-2%2Asqrt%28%2836%29%285%29%28u%5E2%29%28u%29%28v%5E6%29%29\"

\n" ); document.write( "Take the perfect square factors outside the radical, leaving the other factors in the radicand:

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\n" ); document.write( "\"-2%286%29%28u%29%28v%5E3%29%28sqrt%285%29%29%28sqrt%28u%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-12uv%5E3%28sqrt%285u%29%29\"

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