How would you simplify $3sqrt5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-03T21:36:02

$3sqrt(5)$ is already in simplest form

The form $3sqrt(5)$ is normally considered simplest form.

It is possible to express the same value as a single square root:

$3sqrt(5) = sqrt(3^2)sqrt(5) = sqrt(3^2 * 5) = sqrt(45)$

However, this is not usually considered the simplest form. We would normally simplify $sqrt(45)$ as $3sqrt(5)$ .

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