How do you simplify this? Square root of 34a^2+4?

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How do you simplify this? Square root of 34a^2+4?

I am confused! What is the square root of 34a^2+4

2007-04-22 05:57:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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you can factor out a '2' --> = 2(17a^2 +2), but that is as far as it goes.

2007-04-22 06:09:49 · answer #1 · answered by chancebeaube 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I don't think it can be simplified...

34 = 2*17 so you can't factor out a 4 from it.

You can't factor it because there's no such thing as a "sum of squares".

2007-04-22 13:05:03 · answer #2 · answered by itsakitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋