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| Simplifying Square Roots |
Example: Simplify 
Solution steps:
- Break 180 into product of prime number factors:
- Use product property of radicals
We cannot simplify square root of a prime number thus final answer:
Example: Simplify 
Solution steps:
- Break 1750 into product of prime number factors:
- Use product property of radicals and keep breaking down the results:
Now use product property again to combine radicals which cannot be simplified:
Terminology:
Using √49 as an example:
- "√" is called radical symbol.
- 49 is called radicand.