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What is the square root of ab2?
ab
ba
a²b2
B2

User JayC
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Answer:

If you mean
\sqrt{ab^(2) then the answer is
b√(a)

Explanation:

User Ninjasmith
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Answer:

ab

Explanation:

Original expression:


\sqrt[]{(ab)^2}

Apply the rule
(xy)^c=x^c \cdot y^c


\implies \sqrt[]{(ab)^2}=\sqrt[]{a^2 \cdot b^2}

Apply the rule
√(xy)=√(x) √(y)


\implies \sqrt[]{a^2 \cdot b^2}=√(a^2) √(b^2)

Apply the rule
√(x^2)=x


\implies √(a^2) √(b^2)=ab

User Thomas Farvour
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