SOLUTION: please show me how to do this? {{{sqrt(72X^3)}}}

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Question 77890: please show me how to do this?
sqrt%2872X%5E3%29
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sqrt%2872X%5E3%29
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Factor it to show the squares that make up 72x^3
:
sqrt%2836%2A2%2AX%2AX%2AX%29
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Which is:
sqrt%2836%2A2%2AX%5E2%2AX%29
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Extract the squares, 36 and x^2, you then have:
6%2Ax%2Asqrt%282X%29
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