alleryStart learning →The Product Property of Square Roots is stated for a and b that are:
AOnly whole numbers
BOnly prime numbers
CNon-negative real numbers
DAny negative numbers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Non-negative real numbers
1. The property comes with a stated condition.
2. The Product Property of Square Roots relates the root of a product to a product of roots.
3. It is stated for a and b that are non-negative real numbers.
4. The condition matters because negative radicands behave differently.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 'Roots and Radicals', sections 9.1-9.8_
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