SOLUTION: simplify: sqrt75a^2/sqrt5

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Question 86833: simplify:
sqrt75a^2/sqrt5
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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simplify:
sqrt75a^2/sqrt5
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=[(5a)sqrt(3)]/[sqrt(5)]
Multiply numerator and denominator by sqrt(5) to get:
= [(5a)sqrt(15)]/5
Cancel the 5's to get:
= a*sqrt(15)
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Cheeers,
Stan H.