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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok simplify
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[a ^{2}\sqrt{8} /\sqrt{16a^{2}}\]
OpenStudy (dumbcow):
\[\sqrt{8} = \sqrt{4}*\sqrt{2}\]
\[\sqrt{16a^{2}} = \sqrt{16}*\sqrt{a^{2}}\]
that should help
OpenStudy (anonymous):
not really lol sorry
OpenStudy (dumbcow):
what is sqrt(4) ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
what??
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OpenStudy (dumbcow):
do you know what the the square root of 4 is?
OpenStudy (dumbcow):
ok how about 16?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
2 and 4...
OpenStudy (dumbcow):
yep, now a^2
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@dumbcow u lost me a long time ago
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OpenStudy (dumbcow):
\[\sqrt{16} = \sqrt{4^{2}} = 4\]
so for any number
\[\sqrt{a^{2}} = a\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
lol ur not hepling my question tho...
OpenStudy (dumbcow):
well to simplify the problem , you need to simplify or get rid of the radicals, that is what im trying to help you do
OpenStudy (anonymous):
dont u just multiply the top by the bottom???
OpenStudy (anonymous):
you want someone to answer your problem?
find the square root of 14 of a^2 and sqrt(4)*sqrt(2)
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OpenStudy (dumbcow):
\[\frac{\sqrt{8} a^{2}}{\sqrt{16a^{2}}} = \frac{\sqrt{4}\sqrt{2}a^{2}}{\sqrt{16}\sqrt{a^{2}}} = \frac{2\sqrt{2}a^{2}}{4a}\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@dumbcow ok now i seee ima sorry about that
OpenStudy (dumbcow):
np :)
now just reduce to get final answer
OpenStudy (anonymous):
lol thanks!!
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