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Take a factor out of the square root: √(6x^2) where x ≥ 0

a) 6x
b) √6x
c) 6√x
d) √6 * √x

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Final answer:

The correct way to take a factor out of the square root of √(6x^2) is by separating the terms under the root and simplifying to get √6 * √x, which corresponds to option d).

Step-by-step explanation:

To take a factor out of the square root of √(6x^2) with the constraint that x ≥ 0, we use the property that the square root of a product is equal to the product of the square roots of the factors. Thus, we separate 6 and x^2 under the square root:

√(6x^2) = √(6) * √(x^2)

Since x is non-negative, we can simplify √(x^2) to x, and our expression becomes:

√(6) * x

Therefore, the correct factor taken out of the square root is √(6) * √x, which matches option d) √6 * √x.

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