Question Simplify the expression r2r2+a2+a2r2+a2Mr3 Evaluate M×(r2+a2)23r3Multiply the terms (r2+a2)23Mr3Solution More Steps Evaluate (r2+a2)23Use anm=nam to transform the expression (r2+a2)3Rewrite the exponent as a sum where one of the addends is a multiple of the index (r2+a2)2+1Use am+n=am×an to expand the expression (r2+a2)2(r2+a2)The root of a product is equal to the product of the roots of each factor (r2+a2)2×r2+a2Reduce the index of the radical and exponent with 2 (r2+a2)r2+a2Multiply each term in the parentheses by r2+a2 r2r2+a2+a2r2+a2 r2r2+a2+a2r2+a2Mr3 Show Solution