Question

How do you simplify the square root `-sqrt25`?

Answer 1

`(-1)sqrt25=(-1)(5)=-5`

Explanation:

We have:

`-sqrt25`

We can rewrite this to make it easier to see that this expression means that there is a `-1` multiplying the square root:

`(-1)sqrt25`

The square root of 25 is 5, and so:

`(-1)sqrt25=(-1)(5)=-5`