SOLUTION: my question says to simplify: sqrt 1/5

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Question 6307: my question says to simplify:
sqrt 1/5
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
mathematicians do not like surds (sqrt%28x%29) on the denominator, so sqrt%281%2F5%29...or rather sqrt%281%29%2Fsqrt%285%29 needs to be altered:

1%2Fsqrt%285%29
%281%2Fsqrt%285%29%29%2A%28%28sqrt%285%29%29%2F%28sqrt%285%29%29%29 --> note the new fraction is really just 1, written oddly.

%28sqrt%285%29%2F5%29%29

jon.