Question

How do you simplify `-sqrt150`?

Answer 1

= `5sqrt(6)`

Explanation:

Quick note: We can find `-sqrt150,` but not `sqrt(-150)`

Write 150 as the product of its prime factors, then we can know what we are dealing with.

`sqrt150 = sqrt(2xx3xx5xx5) = sqrt(2xx3xx5^2)`

=`5sqrt(2xx3)`

= `5sqrt(6)`