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How do you simplify the square root of 40?


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Solve for the square root using prime factorization.

Calculate the square root of the greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 40

The factors of 40 are 1,2,4,5,8,10,20,and 40

Say, A equal 2

The greatest perfect square from the list of all factors of 40is 4

Furthermore, 40divided by 4 is 10,

So, Bequals 10

Now we have A andB we can get our answer to 40 in its simplest radical form as follows:

40=AB40=210

Hence, the square root of 40 written in simplified form is 210


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