SOLUTION: how do i simplify 6 divided by the squareroot of 5?

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Question 289728: how do i simplify 6 divided by the squareroot of 5?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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We usually try to avoid square roots in the denominator
so multiply by sqrt(5)/sqrt(5)
6/sqrt(5)=6sqrt(5)/5 and you can continue
1.2*sqrt(5)