Question

what is the simplification of the expression Square root of 50/9? (drawn below)

Answer 1

50 = 25 x 2

so turn it into \[\LARGE \sqrt{\frac{25 \times 2}{9}}\] i believe 25 and 9 are perfect squares yes?

Answer 2

yes they are

Answer 3

so what is the square root of 25?

Answer 4

5

Answer 5

and the square root of 9?

Answer 6

3

Answer 7

so..10 over 3?

Answer 8

therefore it will become \[\frac{5}{3} \sqrt 2\] got it?

you cannot multiply 2 because it is not a perfect square..it's still inside the radical

Answer 9

Oh ok. Thanks!