How do you simplify sqrt(3/(27y^6))?

1 Answer
Sep 25, 2015

color(red)(sqrt(3/(27y^6))= 1/(3y^3))

Explanation:

First divide the numerator and denominator by 3.

sqrt(3/(27y^6)) = sqrt(1/(9y^6))

Remember that sqrt(x^n) = x^(n/2)

So sqrt(y^6) = y^(6/2) = y^3 and

sqrt(1/(9y^6)) = 1/(3y^3)

sqrt(3/(27y^6))= 1/(3y^3)