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Powers and roots
Exponent rules and simplifying square roots exactly.
A square root is simplified by pulling out the largest perfect square: √50 = √(25·2) = 5√2. Exponent rules (aᵐ·aⁿ = aᵐ⁺ⁿ, (aᵐ)ⁿ = aᵐⁿ, a⁻ⁿ = 1/aⁿ) let you rewrite powers without computing them.
Isibonelo esisebenza · sqrt(50)
Isigaba
- \sqrt{50} = 5 \sqrt{2}
Evaluate.
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- Evaluate.
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