SOLUTION: Use the properties for radicals to simplify each of the following expressions. Assume that all variables represent positve real numbers. {{{sqrt(5/3)}}} I got the answer of {

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Question 73295: Use the properties for radicals to simplify each of the following expressions. Assume that all variables represent positve real numbers.
sqrt%285%2F3%29
I got the answer of sqrt+%285%2F3%29 is this already is simplest form or am I doing this wrong? Thanks

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well...not quite!
When you simplify radical fractions such as you have here, you'd like to get the denominator of your fraction to be an integer. Here's how...
sqrt%285%2F3%29 Separate the radicals like so...
%28sqrt%285%29%29%2Fsqrt%283%29 Now multiply by %28sqrt%283%29%29%2Fsqrt%283%29
%28sqrt%285%29sqrt%283%29%29%2Fsqrt%283%29sqrt%283%29 Now simplify this.
%28sqrt%285%2A3%29%29%2F3 or %28sqrt%2815%29%29%2F3 or %281%2F3%29sqrt%2815%29