How do you simplify sqrt98?

1 Answer
Feb 3, 2016

sqrt(98) = 7sqrt(2)

Explanation:

We will use the following properties:
For a, b >= 0

  • sqrt(ab) = sqrt(a)sqrt(b)

-sqrt(a^2) = a

Then, applying this,

sqrt(98) = sqrt(49*2)

=sqrt(49)sqrt(2)

=sqrt(7^2)sqrt(2)

=7sqrt(2)