SOLUTION: I need a little help solving this expression. Simplify {{{(50+sqrt125)/5}}}

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Question 103977: I need a little help solving this expression. Simplify

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, MathLover1:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the expression


First lets reduce
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Start with the given expression
The goal of simplifying expressions with square roots is to factor the radicand into a product of two numbers. One of these two numbers must be a perfect square. This way the perfect square will become a rational number.
So let's list the factors of 125
Factors:
1, 5, 25, 125


Notice how 25 is the largest perfect square, so lets break 125 down into 25*5


Factor 125 into 25*5

Break up the square roots using the identity

Take the square root of the perfect square 25 to get 5

So the expression



simplifies to


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Simplify the square root (using the technique above)

Break up the fraction

Divide to get

Divide to get



So the expression


simplifies to



Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

now we have: , take it out of sqrt, and we will have
now divide by 5 both nominator and denominator, and you will have


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