Question

what are the two steps for simplifying radicals? Can either step be deleted? or added?

Answer 1

i. you square it

\[\sqrt{x} = 5\] becomes x = 25

ii. you take the square root of the inside terms

\[\sqrt{x ^{2}} = 5\]
becomes x = 5

Answer 2

I might have misread this question, as its asking for steps