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Simplifying surds from $a\\sqrt{b^2c}$ to $ab\\sqrt{c}$, where $a$, $b$ and $c$ are positive integers.

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Write the following number in its simplest form:

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\\[ \\var{a}\\sqrt{\\var{b^2*c}} \\]

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To simplify $\\var{a}\\sqrt{\\var{b^2*c}}$ we want to first write the square root term as the product of a square number and another integer:

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\\[ \\var{a}\\sqrt{\\var{b^2*c}} =\\var{a} \\sqrt{\\var{b^2} \\times \\var{c}}. \\]

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We can then apply the rule $\\sqrt{ab} = \\sqrt{a} \\sqrt{b}$, allowing us to write the number in its simplest form:

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\\[ \\begin{split} \\var{a}\\sqrt{\\var{b^2*c}} &\\,= \\var{a}\\sqrt{\\var{b^2}} \\sqrt{\\var{c}} \\\\ &\\,= \\var{a*b} \\sqrt{\\var{c}} \\end{split} \\]

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You can type sqrt(x) to get $\\sqrt{x}$.

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