Break down into a product of prime numbers: Group the pair of like factors: The pair of like factors can be written as a square Take individual square roots: The square root of the square of 2 gives only 2: --------------------- Break down into a product of prime numbers: Group the pair of like factors: The pair of like factors can be written as a square Take individual square roots: The square root of the square of 11 gives only 11: ------------------ 3 SQRT 75 Break down into a product of prime numbers: Group the pair of like factors: The pair of like factors can be written as a square Take individual square roots: The square root of the square of 5 gives only 5: Edwin