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Question 213686: i need help simplifying this radical...studying for a test.

the square root of five sixths and the square root of 5 over 2.

Thank you
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the square root of five sixths and the square root of 5 over 2.
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sqrt(5/6) and sqrt(5/2)
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Comment: To simplify you have to make the denominator of each
fraction become a perfect square.
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= sqrt(30/36) and sqrt(10/4)
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= (1/6)sqrt(30) and (1/2)sqrt(10)
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Cheers,
Stan H.