Question

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Simplify the Expression:


`\sqrt{9a^(2) }`, if a<0

Answer 1

`\sqrt{9a^(2)}=√(9)\sqrt{a^(2)}=3|a|`

As
`a < 0`,
`|a|=-a`, so
`3|a|=\boxed{-3a}`