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Simplifying 27m3196\sqrt{\frac{27m^3}{196}}

To simplify a square root whose radicand is a fraction that cannot be reduced further, apply the Quotient Property of Radical Expressions to rewrite it as the quotient of two separate radicals.

Consider the expression 27m3196\sqrt{\frac{27m^3}{196}}.

Step 1 — Check the fraction inside the radical. The fraction 27m3196\frac{27m^3}{196} cannot be simplified since there are no common factors between the numerator and the denominator.

Step 2 — Rewrite using the Quotient Property. Rewrite the single radical as the quotient of two separate radicals:

27m3196\frac{\sqrt{27m^3}}{\sqrt{196}}

Step 3 — Simplify the radicals. Simplify the numerator and the denominator individually. The numerator 27m3\sqrt{27m^3} contains the perfect square factor 9m29m^2, so it simplifies to 9m23m=3m3m\sqrt{9m^2} \cdot \sqrt{3m} = 3|m|\sqrt{3m}. The denominator 196\sqrt{196} is a perfect square and simplifies directly to 1414.

The final simplified expression is 3m3m14\frac{3|m|\sqrt{3m}}{14}.

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