Multiply. Assume b is greater than or equal to zero, and write your answer in simplest form.

square root of 6*square root of 3b5

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To multiply \(\sqrt{6}\) and \(\sqrt{3b^5}\), you can use the property of square roots that states:

\[ \sqrt{a} \cdot \sqrt{b} = \sqrt{a \cdot b} \]

So:

\[ \sqrt{6} \cdot \sqrt{3b^5} = \sqrt{6 \cdot 3b^5} \]

Now, let's multiply \(6\) and \(3\):

\[ 6 \cdot 3 = 18 \]

Thus:

\[ \sqrt{6 \cdot 3b^5} = \sqrt{18b^5} \]

Next, we can simplify \(\sqrt{18b^5}\). The number \(18\) can be factored as \(9 \cdot 2\), and the square root of \(9\) is \(3\):

\[ \sqrt{18b^5} = \sqrt{9 \cdot 2 \cdot b^5} \]

Now we can separate the square root:

\[ \sqrt{18b^5} = \sqrt{9} \cdot \sqrt{2} \cdot \sqrt{b^5} \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 3 \cdot \sqrt{2} \cdot \sqrt{b^5} \]

Now, to simplify \(\sqrt{b^5}\), we recognize that:

\[ b^5 = b^4 \cdot b = (b^2)^2 \cdot b \]

So:

\[ \sqrt{b^5} = \sqrt{b^4 \cdot b} = \sqrt{b^4} \cdot \sqrt{b} = b^2 \cdot \sqrt{b} \]

Putting it all together, we have:

\[ 3 \cdot \sqrt{2} \cdot b^2 \cdot \sqrt{b} = 3b^2\sqrt{2b} \]

Thus, the final result in simplest form is:

\[ \boxed{3b^2\sqrt{2b}} \]