1. Express each radical as a mixed radical in simplest form:
1.a. Simplify $\sqrt{56}$:
- Factor 56 into $7 \times 8 = 7 \times 2^3$
- Use $\sqrt{a \times b} = \sqrt{a} \times \sqrt{b}$
- $\sqrt{56} = \sqrt{7 \times 2^3} = \sqrt{7} \times \sqrt{2^3} = \sqrt{7} \times 2\sqrt{2} = 2\sqrt{14}$
1.b. Simplify $\sqrt[3]{75}$:
- Factor 75 into $3 \times 25 = 3 \times 5^2$
- $\sqrt[3]{75} = \sqrt[3]{3 \times 5^2}$
- No perfect cube factors, so leave as $\sqrt[3]{75}$ or write as $\sqrt[3]{3 \times 5^2}$
1.c. Simplify $\sqrt[3]{8m^4}$:
- Factor $8 = 2^3$
- $m^4 = m^3 \times m$
- $\sqrt[3]{8m^4} = \sqrt[3]{2^3 m^3 m} = 2m \sqrt[3]{m}$
1.d. Simplify $\sqrt[3]{24q^5}$:
- Factor $24 = 2^3 \times 3$
- $q^5 = q^3 \times q^2$
- $\sqrt[3]{24q^5} = \sqrt[3]{2^3 \times 3 \times q^3 \times q^2} = 2q \sqrt[3]{3q^2}$
2. Simplify each expression:
2.a. $3\sqrt[3]{75} - \sqrt{27}$
- From 1.b, $\sqrt[3]{75}$ remains as is
- Simplify $\sqrt{27} = \sqrt{9 \times 3} = 3\sqrt{3}$
- Expression: $3\sqrt[3]{75} - 3\sqrt{3}$ (cannot combine cube root and square root terms)
2.b. $2\sqrt{18} + 9\sqrt{7} - \sqrt{63}$
- Simplify $\sqrt{18} = \sqrt{9 \times 2} = 3\sqrt{2}$
- Simplify $\sqrt{63} = \sqrt{9 \times 7} = 3\sqrt{7}$
- Expression: $2 \times 3\sqrt{2} + 9\sqrt{7} - 3\sqrt{7} = 6\sqrt{2} + 6\sqrt{7}$
2.c. $3\sqrt{2x} + 3\sqrt{8x} - \sqrt{x}$
- Simplify $\sqrt{8x} = \sqrt{4 \times 2x} = 2\sqrt{2x}$
- Expression: $3\sqrt{2x} + 3 \times 2\sqrt{2x} - \sqrt{x} = 3\sqrt{2x} + 6\sqrt{2x} - \sqrt{x} = 9\sqrt{2x} - \sqrt{x}$
2.d. $5\sqrt{3} \sqrt{6}$
- Multiply under one radical: $\sqrt{3} \times \sqrt{6} = \sqrt{18} = 3\sqrt{2}$
- Expression: $5 \times 3\sqrt{2} = 15\sqrt{2}$
2.e. $-2\sqrt[3]{11}(4\sqrt[3]{2} - 3\sqrt{3})$
- Distribute:
$-2\sqrt[3]{11} \times 4\sqrt[3]{2} = -8 \sqrt[3]{11 \times 2} = -8 \sqrt[3]{22}$
$-2\sqrt[3]{11} \times (-3\sqrt{3}) = +6 \sqrt[3]{11} \sqrt{3}$ (cannot combine cube root and square root)
- Expression: $-8 \sqrt[3]{22} + 6 \sqrt[3]{11} \sqrt{3}$
2.f. $(4\sqrt{2} + 3)(\sqrt{7} - 5\sqrt{14})$
- Multiply each term:
$4\sqrt{2} \times \sqrt{7} = 4\sqrt{14}$
$4\sqrt{2} \times (-5\sqrt{14}) = -20 \sqrt{28} = -20 \sqrt{4 \times 7} = -20 \times 2 \sqrt{7} = -40\sqrt{7}$
$3 \times \sqrt{7} = 3\sqrt{7}$
$3 \times (-5\sqrt{14}) = -15\sqrt{14}$
- Combine like terms:
$4\sqrt{14} - 15\sqrt{14} = -11\sqrt{14}$
$-40\sqrt{7} + 3\sqrt{7} = -37\sqrt{7}$
- Final expression: $-11\sqrt{14} - 37\sqrt{7}$
Radical Simplification A32079
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