how does 50 become 5√2 ?

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how does 50 become 5√2 ?

i never understand those

2006-09-12 12:37:34 · 3 answers · asked by emma 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys

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50= root of 25 time 2
25 is a perfect square so you can root it. so it becomes
5 root 2

2006-09-12 12:39:10 · answer #1 · answered by JtoJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

By factoring out two perfect squares multiples of 5, that is 25 twice. The rational number is placed outside, meanwhile the irrational is kept under the radicand.

2006-09-12 19:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by Apollo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

What he said...lol.

2006-09-12 19:39:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋