How do you simplify $sqrt(25)/sqrt(5)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-07T17:02:35

$=color(blue)(sqrt5$

$sqrt25/sqrt5$

We know that :
$sqrt25 =5$

So, the expression now becomes:

$sqrt25/sqrt5 =5/sqrt5$

Rationalising the denominator:

$(5 * color(blue)(sqrt5))/(sqrt5 * color(blue)(sqrt5$

$=(5sqrt5)/(sqrt5*sqrt5)$

$=(cancel5sqrt5)/(cancel5)$

$=color(blue)(sqrt5$

How do you simplify sqrt(25)/sqrt(5)sqrt(25)/sqrt(5)?