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The radicand is what part of the radical

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Step-by-step explanation: The expression shown in the image provided can be read as "the square root of 25."

The symbol that we use for square rooting a number is called the radical and the number inside the radical which in this case is 25 is called the radicand.

The radicand is what part of the radical-example-1
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Answer:

The radicand is 5 in the example of 3√5 .

Explanation:

The value which is written in the radical symbol is known as radicand. It is the number under the radical sign.

It is the value of which has to take the root of.

In √x, "x" is the radicand.

For example, 3√5, in this radicand is 5, 3 is an index, 5 is the radicand,

Therefore, it is required to take the root of this value.

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