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what is the positive square root of 6-√20

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Answered by kvnmurty
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Let sqrt (x) - sqrt(y) be the square root.
6 - sqrt(20) = x + y - 2 * sqrt(xy)

So x+y = 6. And x * y = 5.

Clearly x = 5 and y = 1, as we want positive square root.

Answer = sqrt (5) - 1.

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