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Simplifying Square Roots That Contain Variables

Next we will simplify a square-root radical whose radicand contains a variable.

Let’s look at these examples.

If x is a nonnegative real number, then:

since x · x = x2  
since (x3)2 = x6 Notice that
since (x5)2 = x10 Notice that
since (x8)2 = x16 Notice that
In each example, the exponent of the variable in the simplified expression is one-half the exponent of the variable in the radicand.

If the power of x in the radicand is not a multiple of 2, we rewrite the radicand as a product of x1 and an even power of x.

For example, let’s simplify where x is a nonnegative real number.
Write x37 as x36 · x1.
Write as the product of two radicals.
Simplify.
In the remainder of this Topic, we will assume that each variable under a radical represents a nonnegative real number.

Be careful:

If x is negative, then

For example, if x = -3:

 

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