Question

a
C
3. If
btc
=
then each fraction is equal
cta
a + b
to
(a) (a + b + c)?
(c) 1/4
33
(b) 1/2
(d) 0​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let's simplify \sqrt{75}

75

square root of, 75, end square root by removing all perfect squares from inside the square root.

We start by factoring 757575, looking for a perfect square:

75=5\times5\times3=\blueD{5^2}\times375=5×5×3=5

2

×375, equals, 5, times, 5, times, 3, equals, start color #11accd, 5, squared, end color #11accd, times, 3.

We found one! This allows us to simplify the radical:

\begin{aligned} \sqrt{75}&=\sqrt{\blueD{5^2}\cdot3} \\\\ &=\sqrt{\blueD{5^2}} \cdot \sqrt{{3}} \\\\ &=5\cdot \sqrt{3} \end{aligned}

75

=

5

2

⋅3

=

5

2

⋅

3

=5⋅

3