SOLUTION: Enter the simplified form of square root of 55

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Question 119145: Enter the simplified form of
square root of 55
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sqrt%2855%29 Start with the given expression



The goal of simplifying expressions with square roots is to factor the radicand into a product of two numbers. One of these two numbers must be a perfect square. When you take the square root of this perfect square, you will get a rational number.


So let's list the factors of 55


Factors:
1, 5, 11,55


Since none of these factors are perfect squares, we cannot simplify sqrt%2855%29