Simplify 2 - 5^1/2 / 5^1/2 + 2 * 5^1/2 - 2^1/2 / 5^1/2 - 2?

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Simplify 2 - 5^1/2 / 5^1/2 + 2 * 5^1/2 - 2^1/2 / 5^1/2 - 2?

2006-10-27 23:17:12 · 3 answers · asked by varungk92 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

3 answers

First: 5^1/2 / 5^1/2 = 1
and anything raised to the "half" power is the square root

= 2 - 1 + 2* squrt(5) - sqrt(2)/sqrt(5) -2

= -1 + 2* sqrt(5) - sqrt(2)/squrt(5)

LCD = sqrt(5)

= [-1*sqrt5 +2 - sqrt2]/sqrt5

= [sqrt5 +2 - sqrt2]/sqrt5

2006-10-28 01:34:50 · answer #1 · answered by jg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

this cant be solved since their is no bracket are given and if it is solved the anser may vary with that of the expected answer

2006-10-28 09:44:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

dratt! google doesnt know this one either

2006-10-28 06:23:42 · answer #3 · answered by samanthakhz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋