How do you simplify sqrt(49x^12y^4z^8)?

2 Answers
Jul 16, 2018

7x^6y^2z^4

Explanation:

sqrt(49x^12y^4z^8)=sqrt((7x^6y^2z^4)^2)=7x^6y^2z^4

Jul 16, 2018

sqrt(49x^12y^4z^8) = 7x^6y^2z^4

Explanation:

Find the square root of each factor.

Divide the indices by 2

sqrt(49x^12y^4z^8) = 7x^6y^2z^4

Only the principal (positive) root is required.