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Answer 1

I am doing simplifying radical expressions and I do not know if this question is supposed to be a joke or taken seriously?

Answer 2

depends on the level of the quiz/test

Answer 3

It's an 8th grade test on Simplifying Radical Expressions.

Answer 4

then its appropriate

Answer 5

I mean "10" is the simplified version already.

Answer 6

simplifying a radical has to develop factoring out perfect squares :)

Answer 7

So:
\[\sqrt{100} = \sqrt{50 * 2} = \sqrt{50} * \sqrt{2} = 5\sqrt{2}\]

Answer 8

That would be the simplified version so that means that the only logical solution would be 10 right?

Answer 9

no it would just be 10 because the squareroot of 100 is always 10 not the 50 and the 2

Answer 10

Yes that's what I meant :) just needed confirmation

Answer 11

the answer is 10. what you just did is incorrect because \[\sqrt{50}\] is not 5. They put these answer choices to try to confuse you

Answer 12

The "simplified" version is though....

Answer 13

no \[\sqrt{50}\] never simplifies to 5

Answer 14

Not 5,
\[5\sqrt{2}\]

Answer 15

no the only other "simplified" way to break up \[\sqrt{100}\] would be as \[\sqrt{25*4}\] and then that would just be 5*2 which is 10... i have no idea where you are making up all of the 50 and 2 stuff

Answer 16

@ses11 is right. you can only break it up if there is a perfect square

Answer 17

What I mean is that \[\sqrt{50}\]simplifies into \[5\sqrt{2}\]

Answer 18

I understand what you mean now though.

Answer 19

okay i see what you are saying. sqrt(50) does simplify to 5sqrt(2) but that is not the answer for this question

Answer 20

Yupp that's the part I messed up on :)