How do you simplify #sqrt 120 / sqrt 5#?

Answer 1

Nathan Axel

#sqrt(120)/sqrt(5)=2sqrt(6)#

#sqrt(120)/sqrt(5)=(sqrt(5)sqrt(24))/sqrt(5)=sqrt(24)#

#sqrt(24)=sqrt(4)xxsqrt(6)=2sqrt(6)#

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Answer 2

Jace Anderson

To simplify sqrt 120 / sqrt 5, you can rationalize the denominator by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by sqrt 5. This gives you sqrt(120) * sqrt(5) / sqrt(5) * sqrt(5). Simplifying further, you get sqrt(600) / 5.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

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