SOLUTION: Use property 1 to simplify the radical expression. Assume the variable represents a positive number: sqrt50 10 * 5 = 50 2 sqrt 5 Would this be the correct statement?

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Question 65680: Use property 1 to simplify the radical expression. Assume the variable represents a positive number:
sqrt50
10 * 5 = 50
2 sqrt 5
Would this be the correct statement?
Answer by funmath(2873) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use property 1 to simplify the radical expression. Assume the variable represents a positive number:
sqrt50
You must separate off factors that are perfect squares, 1,4,9,16,25,...=1^2, 2^2, 3^2, 4^2, 5^2,...
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Happy Calculating!!!