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QuestionSimplify c2d64c3d4\frac{\sqrt{c^{2} d^{6}}}{\sqrt{4 c^{3} d^{4}}} a. dd22c\frac{d^{d^{2}}}{2 \sqrt{c}} c. d32c\frac{d^{3}}{2-c} b. d5c2c\frac{d^{5} \sqrt{c}}{2 c} d. d24c\frac{d^{2}}{4 c}

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to simplify a fraction with square roots and variables. Watch out! Remember your exponent rules and don't forget to simplify the square roots completely!

STEP 2

1. Combine the square roots
2. Simplify the expression

STEP 3

We can rewrite the expression as a single square root to make it easier to work with.
Remember, ab=ab\frac{\sqrt{a}}{\sqrt{b}} = \sqrt{\frac{a}{b}}.
So, we have: c2d64c3d4=c2d64c3d4 \frac{\sqrt{c^{2} d^{6}}}{\sqrt{4 c^{3} d^{-4}}} = \sqrt{\frac{c^{2} d^{6}}{4 c^{3} d^{-4}}}

STEP 4

Now, let's simplify the fraction inside the square root.
Remember when dividing like bases, we *subtract* the exponents.
We'll divide the cc terms and the dd terms separately.
For the cc terms, we have c2c^2 divided by c3c^3, which is c23=c1c^{2-3} = c^{-1}.
For the dd terms, we have d6d^6 divided by d4d^{-4}, which is d6(4)=d6+4=d10d^{6 - (-4)} = d^{6+4} = d^{10}.
Don't forget about the **4** in the denominator!
So, we get: c2d64c3d4=d104c \sqrt{\frac{c^{2} d^{6}}{4 c^{3} d^{-4}}} = \sqrt{\frac{d^{10}}{4c}}

STEP 5

We can separate the square root of the fraction into a fraction of square roots.
This will help us simplify further! d104c=d104c \sqrt{\frac{d^{10}}{4c}} = \frac{\sqrt{d^{10}}}{\sqrt{4c}}

STEP 6

Remember, the square root of xx is the same as xx to the power of 12\frac{1}{2}.
So, d10=(d10)12\sqrt{d^{10}} = (d^{10})^{\frac{1}{2}}.
When we raise a power to a power, we *multiply* the exponents.
So, (d10)12=d1012=d5(d^{10})^{\frac{1}{2}} = d^{10 \cdot \frac{1}{2}} = d^5.
Awesome!

STEP 7

We can rewrite 4c\sqrt{4c} as 4c\sqrt{4} \cdot \sqrt{c}.
Since 4=2\sqrt{4} = 2, our denominator becomes 2c2\sqrt{c}.

STEP 8

Combining our simplified numerator and denominator, we get our **final simplified expression**: d52c \frac{d^5}{2\sqrt{c}}

STEP 9

The simplified expression is d52c\frac{d^5}{2\sqrt{c}}, which matches answer choice (b).

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