Lynn Marecek; MaryAnne Anthony-Smith; Andrea Honeycutt Mathis

Practice Test

In the following exercises, simplify.

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$\sqrt{81 + 144}$

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$\sqrt{169 m^{4} n^{2}}$

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$\sqrt{36 n^{13}}$

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$3 \sqrt{13} + 5 \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{13}$

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$5 \sqrt{20} + 2 \sqrt{125}$

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$(3 \sqrt{6 y}) (2 \sqrt{50 y^{3}})$

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$(2 - 5 \sqrt{x}) (3 + \sqrt{x})$

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${(1 - 2 \sqrt{q})}^{2}$

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ⓐ $\sqrt[4]{a^{12}}$
ⓑ $\sqrt[3]{b^{21}}$

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ⓐ $\sqrt[4]{81 x^{12}}$
ⓑ $\sqrt[6]{64 y^{18}}$

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$\sqrt{\frac{64 r^{12}}{25 r^{6}}}$

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$\sqrt{\frac{14 y^{3}}{7 y}}$

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$\frac{\sqrt[5]{256 x^{7}}}{\sqrt[5]{4 x^{2}}}$

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$\sqrt[4]{512} - 2 \sqrt[4]{32}$

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ⓐ $256^{\frac{1}{4}}$
ⓑ $243^{\frac{1}{5}}$

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$49^{\frac{3}{2}}$

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$25^{- \frac{5}{2}}$

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$\frac{w^{\frac{3}{4}}}{w^{\frac{7}{4}}}$

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${(27 s^{\frac{3}{5}})}^{\frac{1}{3}}$

In the following exercises, rationalize the denominator.

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$\frac{3}{2 \sqrt{6}}$

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$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{x} + \sqrt{5}}$

In the following exercises, solve.

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$3 \sqrt{2 x - 3} - 20 = 7$

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$\sqrt{3 u - 2} = \sqrt{5 u + 1}$

In the following exercise, solve.

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A helicopter flying at an altitude of 600 feet dropped a package to a lifeboat. Use the formula $t = \frac{\sqrt{h}}{4}$ to find how many seconds it took for the package to reach the hiker. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a second.