Hi,
This is my first post and I was hoping I can get some help regarding simplifying a radical. I'm trying to practice for a test. I've seen several YouTube videos and they were very helpful but the one I posted below just looks different to the ones I'm accustom to so I don't know how to simplify it any further. I'm not looking for just the answer. I would like a step by step explanation of how you simplified it. Below is a list of the original problem with the multiple choice answers and my failed approach at simplifying it. Thank you for your time and patience!
Problem:
^5(^15+^5)
Multiple Choice Answer:
A) 5^3 + ^5
B) 25 ^3
C) 3^5 + 5
D) 5^3 + 5
My Approach:
^5(^15+^5)
= ^5 ^20
= ^5 ^4 ^5
= ^5 2 ^5
Clearly my approach was not part of the multiple choice answer so any help would be appreciated. Thanks again.
This is my first post and I was hoping I can get some help regarding simplifying a radical. I'm trying to practice for a test. I've seen several YouTube videos and they were very helpful but the one I posted below just looks different to the ones I'm accustom to so I don't know how to simplify it any further. I'm not looking for just the answer. I would like a step by step explanation of how you simplified it. Below is a list of the original problem with the multiple choice answers and my failed approach at simplifying it. Thank you for your time and patience!
Problem:
^5(^15+^5)
Multiple Choice Answer:
A) 5^3 + ^5
B) 25 ^3
C) 3^5 + 5
D) 5^3 + 5
My Approach:
^5(^15+^5)
= ^5 ^20
= ^5 ^4 ^5
= ^5 2 ^5
Clearly my approach was not part of the multiple choice answer so any help would be appreciated. Thanks again.