Question

What is the square root of 50 in simplified radical form?

Answer 1

`=color(blue)( 5 sqrt2`

Explanation:

`sqrt50`

We can simplify the expression by prime factorisation: ( expressing a number as a product of its prime factors)

`sqrt50 = sqrt ( 2 * 5 * 5 ) = sqrt ( 2 * 5^2)`

`=color(blue)( 5 sqrt2`