Question

Simplify the following radical sqrt(180)

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To simplify \(\sqrt{180}\), we start by factoring 180 into its prime factors.

\[
180 = 36 \times 5 = 6^2 \times 5 = (2 \times 3)^2 \times 5
\]

Next, we can express \(\sqrt{180}\) in terms of its factors:

\[
\sqrt{180} = \sqrt{36 \times 5}
\]

Using the property of square roots that \(\sqrt{a \times b} = \sqrt{a} \times \sqrt{b}\), we can separate the square root:

\[
\sqrt{180} = \sqrt{36} \times \sqrt{5}
\]

Since \(\sqrt{36} = 6\), we have:

\[
\sqrt{180} = 6 \times \sqrt{5}
\]

Therefore, the simplified form of \(\sqrt{180}\) is:

\[
\boxed{6\sqrt{5}}
\]

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