SOLUTION: simplfy the expression: sqrt(9a^8)

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Question 588531: simplfy the expression: sqrt(9a^8)
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√(9a^8)
= 3a^4 {square root of 9 is 3, while the square root of a^8 is a^4}

- to take the square root of a variable with an even exponent, just take half the exponent

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