How do you rationalize the denominator and simplify $sqrt2/sqrt5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-04T20:15:51

$sqrt(10)/5$

Multiply by 1 and you do not change the inherent value. 1 can come in many forms. Foe example: $1=sqrt(5)/sqrt(5)$

Multiply by 1 but in the form of $1=sqrt(5)/sqrt(5)$ giving

$sqrt(2)/(sqrt(5))xxsqrt(5)/sqrt(5)$

$=(sqrt(2)sqrt(5))/5$

$=(sqrt(2xx5))/5$

$sqrt(10)/5$

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