Question 1
It won't be completely simplified, because 8 can be factored further, so I would say the answer is "no"
A much better factorization would be
sqrt(72) = sqrt(36*2)
since 36 is the largest perfect square factor of 72
If you're curious how it simplifies, then it would do so like this
sqrt(72) = sqrt(36*2)
sqrt(72) = sqrt(36)*sqrt(2)
sqrt(72) = 6*sqrt(2)
Note: "sqrt" is shorthand for "square root"
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Question 2
For monomials like this, we simply cut the exponent in half, or we divide by 2.
28/2 = 14
Therefore, sqrt(x^28) = x^14
The given expression simplifies to x^14