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PLEASE HELP ME Which of the following is equal to this radical?

PLEASE HELP ME Which of the following is equal to this radical?-example-1
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Answer:

A. √9·√16

Explanation:

The square root of a product is the product of the square roots. This is a direct application of the rule lf exponents ...

... (ab)^c = (a^c)(b^c)

Here, a=9, b=16, c=(1/2). (The square root is the same as the 1/2 power.)

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Alternate approach

You can always convert the problem and the answers to numbers to see what matches:

√(9·16) = √144 = 12 . . . . the value of the problem

A. √9·√16 = 3·4 = 12 . . . matches the problem

B. 144 ≠ 12

C. 36 ≠ 12

D. √(9/16) = (√9)/(√16) = 3/4 ≠ 12

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