Ayna and Leslie both simplified the expression. Which student is correct

Antonku asked May 23, 2023

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Antonku asked May 23, 2023

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Given:

$\sqrt[]{18x^4y^5}$

The expansion is,

$\sqrt[]{18x^4y^5}=\sqrt[]{2*3*3* x* x* x* x* y* y* y* y* y}$

On simplification we get,

$\begin{gathered} =\sqrt[]{2*3^2* x^2* x^2* y^2* y^2* y} \\ =3x^2y^2\sqrt[]{2y} \end{gathered}$

Hence, Leslie was correct.

John Trammell answered May 29, 2023

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