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Simplify and keep in radical form

Simplify and keep in radical form-example-1
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√(5)

Step-by-step explanation

The given radical expression is


5 / √(5)

This can be rewritten as


(5)/( √(5) )

We rationalize the denominator to get:


(5)/( √(5) ) * ( √(5) )/( √(5) )

Recall that


√(x) * √(x) = x

This implies that,


(5 √(5) )/(5)

Cancel out the common factors to get,


√(5)

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