SOLUTION: 2 square roots of five over 24. I need some guidance on how to simplify this. I need you to show work so I can thoroughly gather the knowledge to get this problem correct.

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Question 213704: 2 square roots of five over 24.

I need some guidance on how to simplify this. I need you to show work so I can thoroughly gather the knowledge to get this problem correct.

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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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2 square roots of five over 24.
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2*sqrt(5/24)
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Comment: To simplify you need a perfect square in the denominator
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= 2*sqrt[(5*6)(/4*6*6)]
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= 2*sqrt[30/4*36]
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= (2/(2*6)]sqrt(30)
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= (1/6)*sqrt(30)
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Cheers,
Stan H.