I am asked to simplify √32√14D and am provided with the solution 4√7D7D.
(Side question, in the solution why can't √7D and 7D cancel out since one is in he denominator so if multiplying out would it not be √7D∗7D=0?)
I gave this question a try but arrived at 2√8. Here's my working:
(multiply out the radicals in the denominator)
√32√14D =
√32√14D∗√14D√14D =
√32√14D14D =
(Use product rule to split out 32 in numerator)
√4√8√14D14D =
2√8√14D14D =
Then, using my presumably flawed logic in my side question above I cancelled out 14D to arrive at 2√8
Where did I go wrong and how can I arrive at 4√7D7D?
Answer
Hint: Multiplying numerator and denomninator by √14D we get √32√14D14D and this is equal b4√2√2√7D14D and this is equal to 4√7D7D for D≠0
√32=√2⋅16=4√2 and √14=√2√7
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