SOLUTION: What if the radical equation is √54 54 ain't a perfect square. Our homework is about finding the index and radicand. What do I put in the radicand? And is 2 the answer for

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Question 525582: What if the radical equation is
√54
54 ain't a perfect square. Our homework is about finding the index and radicand. What do I put in the radicand? And is 2 the answer for the index? That's all. I hope you can help me as soon as possible. Thank you!
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sqrt%2854%29; but this is not an equation, just a term, or expression
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You can factor it inside the radical to reveal a perfect square
sqrt%289%2A6%29
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extract the square root of 9
3%2Asqrt%286%29, this is probably what they want you to do
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When you write sqrt%28x%29 the index is understood to be 2
If you wrote the cube root of something then the index would be 3, something like this:
3sqrt%28x%29, but the 3 would be smaller
The radicand is the expression inside the radical, in this case it is 54