document.write( "Question 672595: sqrt 28 simplify by factoring \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #418193 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The list of perfect square numbers (smaller than 28) are\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1, 4, 9, 16, 25\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide 28 by each number to get\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "28/1 = 28 \n" ); document.write( "28/4 = 7 \n" ); document.write( "28/9 = 3.11111111111111 \n" ); document.write( "28/16 = 1.75 \n" ); document.write( "28/25 = 1.12\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we can see that 4 is the largest perfect square factor because this is the largest divisor where we get a whole number as a result (the rest give us decimal numbers). \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So 28 = 4*7 and this means...\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Basically, |