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Simplify √5−√125+√25. Identify your result as rational or irrational.

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User Misi
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Simplify the radical by breaking the radicand up into a product of known factors.

Answer: √5−√130


Rewrite
25 as 5^2. √5−√125+√5^2

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

√5−√125+5

Add 125 and 5 your answer is √5−√130

I’m so sorry if it’s wrong!
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