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Simplify Square Root Variables

Simplify Square Root Variables-example-1
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Answer:

b²√(30b)

Explanation:

The number 30 has factors 2, 3, 5, so there are no squares.

The square root of the 5th power of b is b^(5/2) = (b^2)(b^(1/2)). That is, the square of b^2 can be removed.


√(30b^5)=√(b^4\cdot30b)=\boxed{b^2√(30b)}

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