Simplify if possible:
- 53+23
- 64−24
64−24=
Use the root law for subtracting roots and simplify.
=(6−2)4=44=4⋅2=8
Alternative solution
You can also calculate the solution without the root laws:
64−24=
Calculate the root.
6⋅2−2⋅2=
Calculate.
12−4=8
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- 34+33
34+33
Here you cannot use the root law to add roots because the radicands are not equal. So you can't further simplify this term.
What you could do is factoring out a three: 3⋅(4+3)
However, this is not always helpful.
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- 3⋅7
- 2⋅8
- 327
- (−27)2
(−27)2
Use the root law for taking roots of squares.
=∣−27∣=27
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- (2⋅9)2
(2⋅9)2=(18)2
Use the root law for taking squares of a root.
=18
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- 7⋅7
- 2521
2521
Use the root law for converting powers into roots.
=25=5
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