How do you simplify $5sqrt(y^14)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-05T16:09:22

$5y^7$

the square root of an even numbered exponent is just half of the exponent.

So the square root of $y^14$ is just $y^7$

You then multiply the $y^7$ by $5$ and you get:

$5y^7$

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