Square root of an irrational number

Algebra Level 3

48 45 = ? \large \sqrt{\sqrt{48} - \sqrt{45}} = \ ?

75 4 27 4 \sqrt{\sqrt{\frac{75}4} } - \sqrt{\sqrt{\frac{27}4} } 135 4 15 4 \sqrt{\sqrt{\frac{135}4} } - \sqrt{\sqrt{\frac{15}4} } 81 4 25 4 \sqrt{\sqrt{\frac{81}4} } - \sqrt{\sqrt{\frac{25}4} } 25 4 81 4 \sqrt{\sqrt{\frac{25}4} } - \sqrt{\sqrt{\frac{81}4} }

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1 solution

Square

75 4 \surd { \surd { \dfrac{75}{4} } } - 27 4 \surd { \surd { \dfrac{27}{4} } }

We get
48 45 \sqrt { \surd48 - \surd 45}
Solution is given below.

How will you do it if you don't have options??

Shubham Poddar - 6 years, 8 months ago

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We note:-
a b = a b 2 = a b 2 \sqrt{\sqrt{a}}*\sqrt{b}=\sqrt{\sqrt{a}}*\sqrt{\sqrt{b^2}} =\sqrt{\sqrt{a*b^2}} \\
48 45 = 3 ( 16 15 ) = 3 ( 4 15 ) . 4 15 = ( 5 2 + 3 2 2 5 2 3 2 ) = ( 5 2 3 2 ) 2 48 45 = 3 ( 5 2 3 2 ) 2 = 3 ( 5 2 3 2 ) = 3 ( 25 4 9 4 ) = 75 4 27 4 \sqrt{48}-\sqrt{45}=\sqrt3*(\sqrt{16}-\sqrt{15}) \\=\sqrt3*(4-\sqrt{15}). \\4-\sqrt{15}=(\dfrac{5}{2}+\dfrac{3}{2}-2*\sqrt{\dfrac{5}{2}}*\sqrt{\dfrac{3}{2}})\\ =(\sqrt{\dfrac{5}{2}}-\sqrt{\dfrac{3}{2}})^2 \\ \therefore~ \sqrt{\sqrt{48}-\sqrt{45}} \\ =\sqrt{\sqrt3}*\sqrt{(\sqrt{ \dfrac{5}{2} }-\sqrt{ \dfrac{3}{2} } )^2} \\=\sqrt{\sqrt3}*(\sqrt{ \dfrac{5}{2}}-\sqrt{\dfrac{3}{2} }) \\= \sqrt{\sqrt3}*(\sqrt{\sqrt{ \dfrac{25}{4}}}-\sqrt{\sqrt{\dfrac{9}{4} } }) \\=\sqrt{\sqrt{ \dfrac{75}{4}}}-\sqrt{\sqrt{\dfrac{27}{4} } }
In algebra, the best first step is to factor out a common factor from an expression. In the above it was 3 \sqrt3 . Say we have 12 x 2 27 12x^2 - 27 unless we factor out 3, it will not be possible to do further factors.,

Niranjan Khanderia - 6 years, 8 months ago

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Cooool....

Shubham Poddar - 6 years, 8 months ago

Awesome solution 😃.

Aditya Sky - 5 years ago

Pls use latex

shivamani patil - 6 years, 7 months ago

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