Question

How do you simplify `-sqrt(81/16)`?

Answer 1

The result is `-9/4`.

Explanation:

You can distribute the radical onto each of the fraction parts, then simplify each one:

`color(white)=-sqrt(81/16)`

`=-sqrt81/sqrt16`

`=-sqrt(9^2)/sqrt(4^2)`

`=-9/4`

That's the result. Hope this helped!