How do you simplify the square root #-sqrt25#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-26T13:04:48

#(-1)sqrt25=(-1)(5)=-5#

We have:

#-sqrt25#

We can rewrite this to make it easier to see that this expression means that there is a #-1# multiplying the square root:

#(-1)sqrt25#

The square root of 25 is 5, and so:

#(-1)sqrt25=(-1)(5)=-5#