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Answer: 6 * p^(3/2) * q^4
Discussion:
We are evaluating
sqrt { 36 * p^3 q^8 }
where "sqrt" indicates the square root and the ^ (as in q^8) means "raised to the power of:
The square root of the product is the product of the square roots. (Say that 5 time out loud quickly!). So the above equation becomes
sqrt { 36 * p^3 q^8 } =
sqrt( 36) * sqrt( p^3) * sqrt (q^8)
The square root of 36 is 6 as 6* 6 = 36 so the equation equals
6 * p ^ (3/2) * q^ (8/2)
Note that the square root of a number, for example, r, is the same as raising the number to the (1/2) power. That's where the (1/2) terms came from above.
But 8/2 = 4 so the equation simplifies to
6 * p^(3/2) * q^4
Thank you,
MrB
