The sign that is used for the square root is actually a root sign: the little 2 before it denotes that it is the square root. A little 3 would indicate it is a cube root, a little 4 that it is a fourth root and so on. However, conventionally, if no number is shown, it may be assumed that it is the square root.
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The idea is to take any perfect square out of the square root sign. root(24) = root(4 x 6) = root(4) x root(6) = 2 x root(6).The idea is to take any perfect square out of the square root sign. root(24) = root(4 x 6) = root(4) x root(6) = 2 x root(6).The idea is to take any perfect square out of the square root sign. root(24) = root(4 x 6) = root(4) x root(6) = 2 x root(6).The idea is to take any perfect square out of the square root sign. root(24) = root(4 x 6) = root(4) x root(6) = 2 x root(6).
The rules for "standard radical form" are that (a) there should be no perfect square within the radical sign; for example, square root of 12 is equal to square root of 4 x square root of 3 = 2 x square root of 3, and should be written as the latter; and (b) there should be no radical sign in the denominator. For example, if you have 1 / square root of 2, you multiply top and bottom by the square root of 2, to get a square root in the numerator, but none in the denominator.
I will use "root" as a symbol for square root. I assume you want to get rid of the square root in the denominator; this will usually bring some square root into the numerator.If you have the square root by itself, or as a factor, multiply numerator and denominator by this square root. Example:3 / root(2) = 3 x root(2) / root(2) x root(2) = 3 x root(2) / 2.If the square root is added or subtracted with something else, multiply with a "complement", as in the following example:1 / root(2) + 5The "complement" is the same expression, but changing the plus sign to a minus sign. Multiply numerator and denominator aby root(2) - 5:root(2) - 5 / (root(2) + 5)(root(2) - 5)= (root(2) - 5) / (2 - 25)= (root(2) - 5) / -23= -(root(2) - 5) / 23
Negative square root is -√Square root of negative one is i.
4X10= 40 take the square root of 2 and makes exactly a 2, and just leave the square root of 10 with radical sign so the answer is 2i square root of 10