Express in simplest radical form.

start fraction, square root of, 500, end square root, divided by, square root of, 10, end square root, end fraction
10


500


1 answer

To simplify the expression \(\frac{\sqrt{500}}{\sqrt{10}}\), we can start by simplifying the numerator.

First, simplify \(\sqrt{500}\):

\[ 500 = 100 \times 5 = 10^2 \times 5 \]

Thus:

\[ \sqrt{500} = \sqrt{100 \times 5} = \sqrt{100} \times \sqrt{5} = 10\sqrt{5} \]

Now, substitute this back into the original expression:

\[ \frac{\sqrt{500}}{\sqrt{10}} = \frac{10\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{10}} \]

Next, we simplify the fraction:

\[ \frac{10\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{10}} = 10\cdot\frac{\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{10}} = 10\cdot\sqrt{\frac{5}{10}} = 10\cdot\sqrt{\frac{1}{2}} = 10 \cdot \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} = 5\sqrt{2} \]

Thus, the expression in simplest radical form is:

\[ \boxed{5\sqrt{2}} \]