How do you simplify 2xsqrt(20x^20)2x20x20?

1 Answer
Apr 22, 2017

4x^11sqrt54x115

Explanation:

2xsqrt(20x^20)2x20x20

sqrt(a) = a^(1/2)a=a12

(a^m)^n=a^(m*n)(am)n=amn

using these two laws:

sqrt(x^20) = (x^20)^(1/2)x20=(x20)12

=x^(20/2)=x202

= x^10=x10

sqrt(20x^20) = sqrt(20) * x^1020x20=20x10

sqrt(20) = sqrt(4)*sqrt(5) = 2sqrt520=45=25

sqrt(20x^20) = 2sqrt5*x^1020x20=25x10

2xsqrt(20x^20) = 2*sqrt5*x^10*2x2x20x20=25x102x
=4x^11sqrt5=4x115