Question

What is the square root of 1/25

Answer 1

First simplify the square root of 1/25

-√1/25

Rewrite using the quote by rule for radicals.

-√1/√25

Any root of 1 is 1

-1/√25

Simplify the denominator. (find the square root of 25)

-1/5

The result can be shown in both exact and decimal forms.
Exact form: -1/5
Decimal form: -0.2