How do you simplify (sqrt75-sqrt27)/sqrt12752712?

1 Answer
Mar 19, 2018

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

First, rewrite each of the radicals as:

(sqrt(25 * 3) - sqrt(9 * 3))/sqrt(4 * 3)2539343

Next, use this rule for exponents to simplify each of the radicals:

sqrt(color(red)(a) * color(blue)(b)) = sqrt(color(red)(a)) * sqrt(color(blue)(b))ab=ab

(sqrt(color(red)(25) * color(blue)(3)) - sqrt(color(red)(9) * color(blue)(3)))/sqrt(color(red)(4) * color(blue)(3)) =>2539343

(sqrt(color(red)(25))sqrt(color(blue)(3)) - sqrt(color(red)(9))sqrt(color(blue)(3)))/(sqrt(color(red)(4))sqrt(color(blue)(3))) =>2539343

(5sqrt(color(blue)(3)) - 3sqrt(color(blue)(3)))/(2sqrt(color(blue)(3)))533323

Next, factor out the common term in the numerator:

((5 - 3)sqrt(color(blue)(3)))/(2sqrt(color(blue)(3))) =>(53)323

(2sqrt(color(blue)(3)))/(2sqrt(color(blue)(3))) =>2323

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