Simplify the following expression:
4xy·x2y36·x9y86
=2xy·x2y3x9y86
=2xy·x11y116
=2·xy33·2·x11y116
=2·x3y36·x11y116
=2x14y146
=2x12y12·x2y26
=2x2y26·x2y26
=2x2y266·x2y26
=2x2y2·x2y26
=2x2y2·xy23·2
=2x2y2·xy3
Merge two roots with the same exponent!
Change the left root exponent from 2 to 6 to make the two roots unitable.
Multiplying powers:
am·an=am+n
Union of two roots:
an·bm=a·bn
Changing the root component:
an=amn·m
2x2y2xy