How do I go about starting this sqrt 4/25
D dkarolasz Junior Member Joined Jun 6, 2007 Messages 53 Jun 14, 2007 #1 How do I go about starting this sqrt 4/25
D dkarolasz Junior Member Joined Jun 6, 2007 Messages 53 Jun 14, 2007 #2 I got the sqrt of the 4 which was 2 then the sqrt of 25 is 5 The answer would be sqrt(2/5)
M Mrspi Senior Member Joined Dec 17, 2005 Messages 2,128 Jun 14, 2007 #3 Re: Square root dkarolasz said: How do I go about starting this sqrt 4/25 Click to expand... One of the rules for radicals says this: sqrt(a/b) = sqrt(a) / sqrt(b) So.... sqrt(4/25) = sqrt(4) / sqrt(25) You know what sqrt(4) and sqrt(25) are, right?
Re: Square root dkarolasz said: How do I go about starting this sqrt 4/25 Click to expand... One of the rules for radicals says this: sqrt(a/b) = sqrt(a) / sqrt(b) So.... sqrt(4/25) = sqrt(4) / sqrt(25) You know what sqrt(4) and sqrt(25) are, right?
D dkarolasz Junior Member Joined Jun 6, 2007 Messages 53 Jun 14, 2007 #4 Yes I post the answer and It's sqrt (2/5) I had it down. I guess I got it right
M Mrspi Senior Member Joined Dec 17, 2005 Messages 2,128 Jun 14, 2007 #5 dkarolasz said: Yes I post the answer and It's sqrt (2/5) I had it down. I guess I got it right Click to expand... No, that's not right. sqrt(4) = 2 sqrt(25) = 5 sqrt(4/25)= sqrt(4) / sqrt(25) = 2/5 NOT sqrt(2/5)......
dkarolasz said: Yes I post the answer and It's sqrt (2/5) I had it down. I guess I got it right Click to expand... No, that's not right. sqrt(4) = 2 sqrt(25) = 5 sqrt(4/25)= sqrt(4) / sqrt(25) = 2/5 NOT sqrt(2/5)......
D dkarolasz Junior Member Joined Jun 6, 2007 Messages 53 Jun 14, 2007 #6 sorry thats right I wasn't supposed to right that. I just have 2/5 on my paper thanks again