How do you simplify sqrt(220x^3)/sqrt(5x)?

1 Answer
Jul 21, 2015

=(2sqrt55x)/sqrt5

Explanation:

sqrt(220x^3)/(sqrt(5x

sqrt(220) = sqrt(2*2*11*5)

=sqrt(2^2*11*5)

=2sqrt55

The expression can be re written as:

sqrt(220x^3)/(sqrt(5x = (2sqrt55 * x^(3/2))/(sqrt5*x^(1/2)

=(2sqrt55 *x^color(blue)((3/2-1/2)))/sqrt5

=(2sqrt55x)/sqrt5