Hey can you help with this one: express in simplest form: 3/ the square root of 3a^2b.
In other words, 3 is the numerator
and the denominator is the square root of 3a^2b

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Hey can you help with this one:  express in simplest form:  3/  the square root of 3a^2b.
In other words, 3 is the numerator
and the denominator is the square root of 3a^2b

anonymous · Answer

$$\sqrt{3}*a ^{-b}$$

linda · Answer

can you tell me what you did to get there?

linda · Answer

I can't figure out how to get there.  I thought maybe to multiply top and bottom of fraction by square root of 3a^2b.
Does that sound right?

anonymous · Answer

yeah that sounds correct to me

linda · Answer

so then I end up with 3*sq rt of 3a^2b on the top  and 3a^2b in the denominator.  but then what do I do next??

anonymous · Answer

the 3s will cancel and your left with sqrt of 3a^2b / a^2 b

linda · Answer

OK i've got you so far.  thanks.  But then what?

linda · Answer

I don't know what to do with numbers when they are in the square root.

anonymous · Answer

it cant be simplified anymore

linda · Answer

oh really?  someone else gave me the answer sq rt 3 * a^-b
not sure how they got it.  It was inik

anonymous · Answer

you cant just cancel out the denominator like that because because the numerator is under a sq rt

linda · Answer

ok so the numerator must stay as is?  And so the problem cannot be simplified any further?

anonymous · Answer

thats what i think.

linda · Answer

OK thanks!

anonymous · Answer

glad i could help

linda · Answer

this math stuff can make a person crazy