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OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
@Hero
hero (hero):
Two hints:
\[\sqrt{\frac{a}{b}} = \frac{\sqrt{a}}{\sqrt{b}}\]
\(\sqrt{24} = \sqrt{(4)(6)}\)
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
B?
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
sorry i kinda took long, I was looking at your questions :)
hero (hero):
Sounds like a guess. You should try showing your work
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OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
and i didn't get notified again :P
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
O: i didn't guess lol
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
umm
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
did i get it right?
hero (hero):
@dannyrod2000, if you show the work you did to attempt to solve this, then I'll be able to help you better.
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OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
xD ok np
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
ok let me see
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
A? because it will be\[6*x^2/x*24 then~\it~will~be~ 6x^2/24x \]
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
\[6x^2/24x=x/4?\]
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
i hope i kinda doing it right :P
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OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
wait I wrong.
hero (hero):
What happened to the square roots?
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
I don't know how to do that :P
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
where do i go to do square root?
hero (hero):
The way I started out is by separating the numbers from the variables:
\(\dfrac{\sqrt{6}}{\sqrt{24}} \dot\ \dfrac{\sqrt{x^2}}{\sqrt{x}}\)
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OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
how do you do square root?
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
and how do you do a fraction. I never knew how :p
hero (hero):
Since \(\sqrt{24} = \sqrt{(6)(4)}\) we have:
\(\dfrac{\sqrt{6}}{\sqrt{(4)(6)}} \dot\ \dfrac{\sqrt{x^2}}{\sqrt{x}}\)
And since \(\sqrt{ab} = \sqrt{a}\sqrt{b}\) we have:
\(\dfrac{\sqrt{6}}{\sqrt{4}\sqrt{6}} \dot\ \dfrac{\sqrt{x^2}}{\sqrt{x}}\)
hero (hero):
Notice we end up with \(\sqrt{6}\) on top and bottom of the numerical fraction, so the \(\sqrt{6}\)'s cancel out leaving just:
\(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{4}} \dot\ \dfrac{\sqrt{x^2}}{\sqrt{x}}\)
hero (hero):
Furthermore, \(\sqrt{4} = 2\). I'm sure you already knew that which simplies the fraction to:
\(\dfrac{1}{2} \dot\ \dfrac{\sqrt{x^2}}{\sqrt{x}}\)
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OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
xD I got it right?
hero (hero):
Now to deal with the variables
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
ohh nvm
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
so Its D
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
or C lol
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OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
would it have a square root?
hero (hero):
@dannyrod2000, you've guessed just about every letter. Just let this play out.
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
sorry :P
hero (hero):
Notice that we can immediately re-write the variable fraction as
\(\dfrac{1}{2} \dot\ \sqrt{\dfrac{x^2}{x}}\)
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
so do you keep the square root on?
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OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
B,C, and D are the same except for the square roots
hero (hero):
And \(\dfrac{x^2}{x}\) simplifies to just \(x\) so we end up having:
\(\dfrac{1}{2} \dot\ \sqrt{x}\)
hero (hero):
At this point, it should be clear which choice is correct.
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
B
hero (hero):
Notice, the square root is only applied to x
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OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
i mean yea
hero (hero):
You could probably use a personal tutor.
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
?
hero (hero):
These concepts may be a bit confusing for you.
OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
?
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OpenStudy (dannyrod2000):
1/2*x square root would be B
hero (hero):
Square root is only applied to x after simplification