Rewrite this radicand as two factors, one of which is a perfect square. √60

Mathematics · Middle School · Sun Jan 24 2021

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Given the value:

√60

Rewrite this radicand as two factors, one of which is a perfect square.

Solution:

The radicand can be written as,

= √60

= √(4)(15)

4 is a perfect square number, hence we can take the square root of 4.

= 2√15

Final answer:

= 2√15