How do you simplify sqrt(60)√60?
1 Answer
Apr 21, 2016
Explanation:
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Find factors of 60 under the root.
sqrt(2*2*5*3)=sqrt60√2⋅2⋅5⋅3=√60 -
Rewrite it in the manner of exponential numbers.
sqrt(2^2 *5*3)√22⋅5⋅3 -
Cancel exponential numbers and roots.
2 sqrt(5*3)= 2 sqrt(15)2√5⋅3=2√15
Or you can write like this so it is faster:
(Find LCM, then the number that is repeated two, four, six (only even for even root)... times take in front of root.)