Are square roots in simplified form if under the square root sign is a decimal, such as 4.5?

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2007-12-11 09:58:09 · 3 answers · asked by makelovenothate 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

No. Decimal numbers are generally never desired. In this case, we can just do...
=SQRT(9/2)
=SQRT(9)/SQRT(2)
=3/SQRT(2)

2007-12-11 10:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by Mavis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Usually, decimals are only an approximation and not admissible as an exact mathematical solution.

2007-12-11 18:04:29 · answer #2 · answered by devilsadvocate1728 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I'm pretty sure it is, since it's a decimal number and you can't break that up into 2 whole numbers.

2007-12-11 18:00:43 · answer #3 · answered by ¿ /\/ 馬 ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋