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Simplify the radical sqrt343x^2

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Answer:

7x*sqrt(7)

Explanation:

Simplify : sqrt(343x2)

STEP 1 : Simplify the Integer part of the SQRT

Factor 343 into its prime factors

343 = 73

To simplify a square root, we extract factors which are squares, i.e., factors that are raised to an even exponent.

Factors which will be extracted are :

49 = 72

Factors which will remain inside the root are : 7 = 7

To complete this part of the simplification we take the squre root of the factors which are to be extracted. We do this by dividing their exponents by 2 :7 = 7

At the end of this step the partly simplified SQRT looks like this:

7 • sqrt (7x2)

STEP 2 : Simplify the Variable part of the SQRT

Rules for simplifying variables which may be raised to a power:

(1) variables with no exponent stay inside the radical

(2) variables raised to power 1 or (-1) stay inside the radical

(3) variables raised to an even exponent: Half the exponent taken out, nothing remains inside the radical. examples:

(3.1) sqrt(x8)=x4

(3.2) sqrt(x-6)=x-3

(4) variables raised to an odd exponent which is >2 or <(-2) , examples:

(4.1) sqrt(x5)=x2•sqrt(x)

(4.2) sqrt(x-7)=x-3•sqrt(x-1)

Applying these rules to our case we find out that

SQRT(x2) = x

Combine both simplifications

sqrt (343x2) = 7 x • sqrt(7)

Simplified Root :

7 x • sqrt(7)

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