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Simplify the square root (Picture provided)

Simplify the square root (Picture provided)-example-1

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For this case we must find the value of the following expression:


\sqrt {8 ^ {17}}

We have to:


8 ^ {17} = 8 ^ 1 * 8 ^ {16}

Substituting:


\sqrt {8 * 8 ^ {16}}

By definition of properties of powers and roots we have:


\sqrt [n] {a ^ m} = a ^ {\frac {m} {n}}

So:


8 ^ {\frac {16} {2}} * \sqrt {8}\\8 ^ 8 * \sqrt {8}

So we have to:


\sqrt {8 ^ {17}} = 8 ^ 8 * \sqrt {8}

Answer:


8 ^ 8 * \sqrt {8}

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