How do you simplify 108x5y86xy5?

2 Answers
May 11, 2016

3x22y3

Explanation:

108x5y86xy5=108x5y86xy5
=(1086)(x5x)(y8y5)
=(18)(x51)(y85)
=(18)(x4)(y3)
=3x22y3

May 11, 2016

3x2y2y

Explanation:

Each square root can be calculated separately, or because it is a division, it can be combined into a single square root.

108x5y86xy5 = 18x4y3=9×2x4y2y

=3x2y2y