OpenStudy (anonymous):

Referring to the figure, simplify the expression. http://www.ppstest2.com/images2/AL9005.jpg

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

just find the square root of 54

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

7.34846922835

4 years ago
OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

As @Christina42872 has said

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

thnx but i dont have a twitter

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats what i put and it was wrong :(

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

well that is ur problem

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

?

4 years ago
OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

try $3\sqrt{6}$

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

it said simplify not evaluate

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

when it evaluate then you put 7.34.... when it is simplify you the the 3 sqrt(6)

4 years ago
OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

exactly @timo86m

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its 7.34 oh ok :) yay

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

no!

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes it is see i was right

4 years ago
OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

no that would be evaluating..you're simplifying

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

3 * sqrt(6)

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

that is 7.32

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

3 * sqrt(6) just as is

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

so is it 7.32 or 7.34

4 years ago
OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

just think of it like this what is $\sqrt{54}$ it can be written as $\sqrt{9}\sqrt{6}$ right? because the squareroot of 9 times the square root of 6 is the square root of 54 right? so what is the square root of 9? 3 so your answer is 3 * square root 6

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

4 years ago
OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

let me ask you if I asked you to simplify x * x ...what would you say that is? x² correct? now what if I asked you to EVALUATE x * x ? what would you say? you don't know it. the difference between evaluating and simplifying

4 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):

are you asking me or her

4 years ago
OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

either...I'm trying to point out...that the question asked to simplify...not solve...the answer would be 3 * square root 6

4 years ago