SOLUTION: What is the square root of 5/8? (and how do you get the answer, please)

SOLUTION: What is the square root of 5/8? (and how do you get the answer, please)

Algebra.Com

Question 368013: What is the square root of 5/8? (and how do you get the answer, please)
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sqrt(5)/sqrt(8)
=sqrt(5)/sqrt(8) * sqrt(8)/sqrt(8) to rationalize the denominator
=sqrt(40)/sqrt(64)
=sqrt(10*4)/8
=2sqrt(10)/8
=sqrt(10)/4
.
Ed
RELATED QUESTIONS
how do you solve this problem and what is the answer : square root of 6 over squar root... (answered by midwood_trail)

Can you please explain the whole process of how to simplify the square root of 20. I see... (answered by Theo,Alan3354)

How do you get the square root of 7/9... (answered by swincher4391)

I just recently asked some questions on radicals and i wrote them all wrong so here is... (answered by MathLover1)

Please can you help me with Operations with Radical Expressions because I don't know how... (answered by jim_thompson5910)

how do you figure out the square root of 2 over the square root of 8? please show all... (answered by rwm)

What is the Solution and Answer of Simlpify 8 square root 12 + 3 Square root 27 - Square... (answered by Edwin McCravy)

What is the reference angle of 13pi/8? How do I get the correct answer? Please help me,... (answered by stanbon)

Fill in the blanks with two integers ___ < square root of 109 < ___ (answered by Edwin McCravy,Alan3354)