SOLUTION: explain the conditions that must be met for a simplified radical. Explain why 5/√2 is not simplified and demonstrate the steps we must take to simplify it.

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Question 465987: explain the conditions that must be met for a simplified radical. Explain why 5/√2 is not simplified and demonstrate the steps we must take to simplify it.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

simplified radical has NO radical in the denominator

 5%2Fsqrt%282%29+=+5%2Asqrt%282%29%2F2  |multiplying numerator and denominator by sqrt%282%29