How do you simplify $sqrt(1.6)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-28T00:52:08

$sqrt1.6=1.26491...$ or $4/sqrt10$

Simplify:

$sqrt1.6$

Using a calculator, $sqrt1.6=1.26491....$ , which is an irrational number.

To get the exact square root of $1.6$ , do the following:

Convert $1.6$ to fraction form.

$sqrt(16/10)$

Apply rule: $sqrt(a/b)=sqrta/sqrtb$ , if $b!=0$

$sqrt16/sqrt10$

Simplify $sqrt16$ to $4$ .

$4/sqrt10$

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