What is the square root of (16/25)?
February 20th, 2023
##4/5##
##16/25 = (4*4)/(5*5) = (4/5)*(4/5) = (4/5)^2##
So ##sqrt(16/25) = sqrt((4/5)^2) = 4/5##
##-4/5## is also a square root of ##16/25##, but by convention when we say the square root, we tend to mean the positive one.
