SOLUTION: The problem is: Simplify- 3(radical)32x^9y^4 I know that you have to distribute the 3 to simplify, but i really do not remember how. I do not know how to distribute the 3 to the

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Question 255419: The problem is: Simplify- 3(radical)32x^9y^4
I know that you have to distribute the 3 to simplify, but i really do not remember how. I do not know how to distribute the 3 to the other terms.
Please and thank you.
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+3%2Asqrt%2832x%5E9y%5E4%29
we simplify what is in the radical as
3%2Asqrt%282%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%29
we need to find pairs of somsething in order to take one of them out.
We can take out 2 2's, 4 x's, and 2y's to get
3%2A2%2A2%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ay%2Ay%2Asqrt%282x%29
simplified, we get
12x%5E4y%5E2%2Asqrt%282x%29
not sure if the negative was in these.