What is the simplified form of (\sqrt{45}-\sqrt{20})?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (\sqrt{5})
Step 1: (\sqrt{45}=3\sqrt{5}) and (\sqrt{20}=2\sqrt{5}). Step 2: (3\sqrt{5}-2\sqrt{5}=\sqrt{5}). Step 3: Simplify both radicals before subtracting.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(\sqrt{5})
Why is this the correct answer?
Step 1: (\sqrt{45}=3\sqrt{5}) and (\sqrt{20}=2\sqrt{5}). Step 2: (3\sqrt{5}-2\sqrt{5}=\sqrt{5}). Step 3: Simplify both radicals before subtracting.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Real Numbers. Topic: Irrational numbers.
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