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Simplify the surd product $\\var{square1[0]}\\sqrt{\\var{prime1}}\\times\\var{extra}\\sqrt{\\var{arg2}}$, entering your numbers in the gaps provided.

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Given $\\var{square1[0]}\\sqrt{\\var{prime1}}\\times\\var{extra}\\sqrt{\\var{arg2}}$ we could multiply the integer parts together and the surd parts together and then simplify, that is:

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$\\var{square1[0]}\\sqrt{\\var{prime1}}\\times\\var{extra}\\sqrt{\\var{arg2}}$$=$$\\var{square1[0]}\\times\\var{extra}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{prime1}\\times\\var{arg2}}$
$=$$\\var{square1[0]*extra}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{prime1*arg2}}$
$=$$\\var{square1[0]*extra}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{square2[1]}\\times\\var{prime1*prime2}}$
$=$$\\var{square1[0]*extra}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{square2[1]}}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{prime1*prime2}}$
$=$$\\var{square1[0]*extra}\\times\\var{square2[0]}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{prime1*prime2}}$
$=$$\\var{ansmult}\\sqrt{\\var{ansarg}}$
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Or we could simplify the surds first, then multiply the integer parts and surd parts, and then simplify (if necessary) at the end, that is:

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$\\var{square1[0]}\\sqrt{\\var{prime1}}\\times\\var{extra}\\sqrt{\\var{arg2}}$$=$$\\var{square1[0]}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{prime1}}\\times\\var{extra}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{square2[1]}\\times\\var{prime2}}$
$=$$\\var{square1[0]}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{prime1}}\\times\\var{extra}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{square2[1]}}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{prime2}}$
$=$$\\var{square1[0]}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{prime1}}\\times\\var{extra}\\times\\var{square2[0]}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{prime2}}$
$=$$\\var{square1[0]}\\times\\var{extra}\\times\\var{square2[0]}\\times\\sqrt{\\var{prime1}\\times\\var{prime2}}$
$=$$\\var{ansmult}\\sqrt{\\var{ansarg}}$
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The second approach is recommended since it keeps the numbers under the square root as small as possible, but it is important to realise both approaches are valid.

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using background image in table to get a good looking square root symbol

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