Question
Answer
$$\dfrac{\sqrt{20}}{\sqrt{4}}=\sqrt{5}$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{\sqrt{20}}{\sqrt{4}}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{20}}{\sqrt{4}}\frac{\sqrt{4}}{\sqrt{4}} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{4\sqrt{5}}{4} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{\sqrt{5}}{1} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ }\sqrt{5}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator . $$\color{blue}{ \sqrt{4}} $$. |
| ② | Multiply in a numerator. $$ \color{blue}{ \sqrt{20} } \cdot \sqrt{4} = 4 \sqrt{5} $$ Simplify denominator. $$ \color{blue}{ \sqrt{4} } \cdot \sqrt{4} = 4 $$ |
| ③ | Divide both numerator and denominator by 4. |
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