SOLUTION: I am not sure what I am doing wrong could someone please help me??? Simplify sqrt{{{1/5}}}

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Question 99749: I am not sure what I am doing wrong could someone please help me??? Simplify
sqrt1%2F5
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify: You don't want to see the square root in the denominator.
sqrt%281%2F5%29 Rewrite as:
%28sqrt%281%29%29%2Fsqrt%285%29 Multiply top & bottom by sqrt%285%29 to rationalise the denominator.
%28sqrt%281%29%29%28sqrt%285%29%29%2F%28sqrt%285%29%29%28sqrt%285%29%29 Simplify.
sqrt%285%29%2F5