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Can the square root of 130 be simplified

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first factor and find pairs
130=2 times 5 times 13
there are no pairs to make squares so this cannot be simplified

User Mohit Manhas
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130 is equal to 2*5*13.  Because it has no perfect square factors, the square root of 130 cannot be simplified.
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