How do you simplify sqrt(2/3)?

1 Answer
Jul 19, 2018

sqrt(6)/3

Explanation:

Given: sqrt(2/3)

Use these rules of radicals:
sqrt(m/n) = sqrt(m)/sqrt(n)" and "sqrt(m)sqrt(n) = sqrt(m*n)

sqrt(2/3) = sqrt(2)/sqrt(3)

Radicals need to be eliminated from the denominator. This is called rationalizing the denominator:

sqrt(2)/sqrt(3) * sqrt(3)/sqrt(3) = sqrt(6)/sqrt(9) = sqrt(6)/3