Answer
$25xy^{2}$
Work Step by Step
Raising each term in the expression to the power of $2$, we obtain:
$(5x^{\frac{1}{2}}y)^{2}$
=$(5)^{2}(x^{\frac{1}{2}})^{2}(y)^{2}$
=$25(x^{\frac{1}{2}\times2})(y)^{2}$
=$25(x^{1})(y)^{2}$
=$25xy^{2}$