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Work out the mean of these numbers √2 √18 √50 Give your answer in the form

a√ 2 where a is an integer.​

User Fatou
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We can simplify the square roots:

√2 = √(2 × 1) = √2 × √1

√18 = √(9 × 2) = √9 × √2 = 3√2

√50 = √(25 × 2) = √25 × √2 = 5√2

Now we can find the mean:

(mean) = (sum of numbers) / (number of numbers)

(mean) = (√2 + 3√2 + 5√2) / 3

(mean) = (9√2) / 3

(mean) = 3√2

Therefore, the mean of the numbers √2, √18, and √50 is 3√2.

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