SOLUTION: simplifying radical expressions assuming that the variable is a non negative How do you solve the square root of 24x raised to the fifth power √24x^5?

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Question 633544: simplifying radical expressions assuming that the variable is a non negative
How do you solve the square root of 24x raised to the fifth power √24x^5?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sqrt%2824x%5E5%29; we can't solve this, only simplify
factor inside the radical to reveal perfect squares
sqrt%284%2A6%2Ax%5E2%2Ax%5E2%2Ax%29
Extract the square roots of those perfect squares
2*x*xsqrt%286x%29 = 2x%5E2sqrt%286x%29