SOLUTION: simplify square root of 1
over
6
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Question 87860: simplify square root of 1
over
6
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression
Break up the square roots using the identity
Lets simplify the numerator
Since 1 is a perfect square, we can take the square root of 1 to get a clean number
Lets simplify the denominator
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 6
Factors:
1, 2, 3,6
Since none of these factors are perfect squares, we cannot simplify
So the expression
simplifies to
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