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Simplify (please show work if possible) HELP!!

Simplify (please show work if possible) HELP!!-example-1

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Answer:

See below.

Explanation:

So we have the expression:


√(125a^2b^2)

This is the same as:


=√((5ab)^2\cdot5)

Expand:


=√((5ab)^2)\cdot\sqrt5

The left term cancels:


=5|ab|\sqrt5

Note that we need the absolute value bars because if a and/or b was negative in the original equation, they will turn positive. Thus, to keep things consistent, we must use the absolute value to make sure that a and b stays negative :)