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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I need help doing Dividing Radicals will someone help me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sqrt{\frac{ 5 }{ 16 }}\] that's the problem

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

Okay well think of it like this \[\sqrt{5} / \sqrt{16}\] How can you simplify that?

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

Makes it a lot easier right? because now we see that the square root of 16...is 4 so now we have \[\sqrt{5} / 4\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya so that's the answer its that easy

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

haha yes it is.....glad I could help :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

me too wat if there is a whole number in front of the square root

OpenStudy (phi):

it depends. If it is a *little* number like \[ \sqrt[3]{8} \] that means take the cube root: find the number times itself three times that equals 8. this would be 2, because 2*2*2=8 if it is a big number like \[ 2 \sqrt{16} \] you multiply: \[ 2*4= 8 \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I @ u in it @phi

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