Simplify Radicals

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This is how you simplify radicallllsss!! YAY!

√24

ok so first step: ( you don't really have to do this, but its helpful).... Make a list of a bunch of perfect squares

1

4

9

16

25

etc...

Then start dividing 24 by those numbers until you get to an equal product. In this case its 6. 4 is the perfect square but we can simplify it and make it 2.

So the answer is 2√6

Next is radical with variables..YAY

so our sample problem is √81m^6

so do the same as above and we get 9.

then we have to simplify the exponent.. and it simplifies to 3

so the answer isssss..... 9m^3

next is exponents, its really not that hard

ok so 8^3

8x8x8=512

sooooo 8^3=512

simple