SOLUTION: How do you find the square root of 4y^2 over x? I tried finding the square root of 4y^2 but then got stuck on the finding the square root of x.

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Mixtures -> SOLUTION: How do you find the square root of 4y^2 over x? I tried finding the square root of 4y^2 but then got stuck on the finding the square root of x.      Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


    

Question 768083: How do you find the square root of 4y^2 over x? I tried finding the square root of 4y^2 but then got stuck on the finding the square root of x.
Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
√(4y²/x)

√4y²
----- {split into square root of numerator over square root of denominator}
√x

2y
--- {evaluated the square root of 4y²
√x

2y √x
------ {rationalized the denominator by multiplying top and bottom by the square root of x}
√x √x

2y√x
----- {multiplied in the denominator}
√x²

2y √x
------ {evaluated the square root of x²}
x

For more help from me, visit: www.algebrahouse.com