Question
Simplify the expression
5+5555V5
Evaluate
5+V5×5555
Solution
5+5555V5
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Factor the expression
5(1+1111V5)
Evaluate
5+V5×5555
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
5+5555V5
Solution
5(1+1111V5)
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Find the roots
V=−1111511114
Alternative Form
V≈−0.245956
Evaluate
5+V5×5555
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
5+V5×5555=0
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
5+5555V5=0
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
5555V5=0−5
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
5555V5=−5
Divide both sides
55555555V5=5555−5
Divide the numbers
V5=5555−5
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
5555−5
Cancel out the common factor 5
1111−1
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−11111
V5=−11111
Take the 5-th root on both sides of the equation
5V5=5−11111
Calculate
V=5−11111
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Evaluate
5−11111
An odd root of a negative radicand is always a negative
−511111
To take a root of a fraction,take the root of the numerator and denominator separately
−5111151
Simplify the radical expression
−511111
Multiply by the Conjugate
51111×511114−511114
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
51111×511114
The product of roots with the same index is equal to the root of the product
51111×11114
Calculate the product
511115
Reduce the index of the radical and exponent with 5
1111
1111−511114
Calculate
−1111511114
V=−1111511114
Alternative Form
V≈−0.245956
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