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Example Question #1 : Simplifying Square Roots
Which of the following is equal to
?
√75 can be broken down to √25 * √3. Which simplifies to 5√3.
Example Question #1 : Exponents And Roots
Simplify
.
Rewrite what is under the radical in terms of perfect squares:
Therefore,
.Example Question #22 : Arithmetic
What is
?
We know that 25 is a factor of 50. The square root of 25 is 5. That leaves
which can not be simplified further.Example Question #1 : Exponents And Roots
Which of the following is equivalent to
?
Multiply by the conjugate and the use the formula for the difference of two squares:
Example Question #1 : Properties Of Roots And Exponents
Which of the following is the most simplified form of:
First find all of the prime factors of
So
Example Question #41 : Basic Squaring / Square Roots
What is
equal to?
1. We know that
, which we can separate under the square root:
2. 144 can be taken out since it is a perfect square:
. This leaves us with:
This cannot be simplified any further.
Example Question #7 : Simplifying Square Roots
Which of the following is equal to
?
When simplifying square roots, begin by prime factoring the number in question. For
, this is:
Now, for each pair of numbers, you can remove that number from the square root. Thus, you can say:
Another way to think of this is to rewrite
as . This can be simplified in the same manner.Example Question #8 : Simplifying Square Roots
Which of the following is equivalent to
?
When simplifying square roots, begin by prime factoring the number in question. This is a bit harder for
. Start by dividing out :
Now,
is divisible by , so:
is a little bit harder, but it is also divisible by , so:
With some careful testing, you will see that
Thus, we can say:
Now, for each pair of numbers, you can remove that number from the square root. Thus, you can say:
Another way to think of this is to rewrite
as . This can be simplified in the same manner.Example Question #9 : Simplifying Square Roots
What is the simplified (reduced) form of
?
It cannot be simplified further.
To simplify a square root, you have to factor the number and look for pairs. Whenever there is a pair of factors (for example two twos), you pull one to the outside.
Thus when you factor 96 you get
Example Question #10 : Simplifying Square Roots
Which of the following is equal to
?
When simplifying square roots, begin by prime factoring the number in question. For
, this is:
Now, for each pair of numbers, you can remove that number from the square root. Thus, you can say:
Another way to think of this is to rewrite
as . This can be simplified in the same manner.All ACT Math Resources
