SOLUTION: Simplify {{{18*sqrt((-8)^18)}}}

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Question 131922: Simplify 18%2Asqrt%28%28-8%29%5E18%29
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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18%2Asqrt%28%28-8%29%5E18%29 Start with the given expression


Convert the expression from radical notation into exponent notation


Multiply the exponents


Reduce


Raise -8 to the 9th power to get -134,217,728 and make it positive. Note: this answer must be positive since in the first step we are taking the square root of a even power


Multiply


So