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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve the following roots. Please explain!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sqrt[3]{64}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@HopefullySuccessful ... reply pl

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@shkrina Sorry, I had to go somewhere. Is the answer 811?

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hehehe

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I can't really understand her writing... :/

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

well, this is what I read as the original root => \(\huge \sqrt[3]{64}\)

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

you're just finding the cube root of 64 since 4^3 = 4*4*4 = 64, this means \[\large \sqrt[3]{64} = 4\]

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

or you can think of it like this \[\large \sqrt[3]{64} = \sqrt[3]{4^3}\] \[\large \sqrt[3]{64} = 4\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay so I just find whatever goes into the bigger number the amount of times of whatever the smaller number is?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yes you try to write that number as a product of 3 numbers (which are the same number)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay, I see now. How about this one? \[(2\sqrt{18}) (3\sqrt{8})\]

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

multiply the outer numbers 2 and 3 to get 2*3 = 6

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

then multiply the numbers in the square roots: 18*8 = 144

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so you should have \[\large 6*\sqrt{144} = ???\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

24!

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

no

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

the square root of 144 isn't 4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh wait a minute! i did that totally wrong.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

11

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

\[\large 6*\sqrt{144} = 6*12 = 72\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ohh! I'm getting this now. Okay, last one I promise. \[\sqrt{50} \div \]

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

something is missing

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sorry about that

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

\[\large \sqrt{50} = \sqrt{25*2}\] \[\large \sqrt{50} = \sqrt{25}*\sqrt{2}\] \[\large \sqrt{50} = \sqrt{5^{2}}*\sqrt{2}\] \[\large \sqrt{50} = 5\sqrt{2}\]

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so \[\large \sqrt{50} \div 5\] turns into \[\large 5\sqrt{2} \div 5\] and the 5's cancel giving you this \[\large \sqrt{2}\] So this means \[\large \sqrt{50} \div 5 = \sqrt{2}\]

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