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44 EXAMPLE Simplify the following radical expression.

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66 Perfect Square Variables x 2 = (x) 2 x 4 = (x 2 ) 2 x 6 = (x 3 ) 2 x 8 = (x 4 ) 2 x 10 = (x 5 ) 2 So, x 2n = (x n ) 2 A variable raised to an even exponent!

Martin-Gay, Beginning Algebra, 5ed 77 EXAMPLE Simplify the following radical expression.

Martin-Gay, Beginning Algebra, 5ed 88 EXAMPLE Simplify the following radical expression.

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10 EXAMPLE Multiply and simplify the following radical expressions.