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Question Simplify the square root expression 1798-\frac{1}{7} \sqrt{98}.

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. We need to simplify the expression 1798-\frac{1}{7} \sqrt{98}.
2. To take a factor out of the square root, we look for a perfect square factor of the number inside the square root.

STEP 2

Identify the perfect square factors of 98.
98 can be factored into 2×492 \times 49, and 49 is a perfect square (727^2).

STEP 3

Rewrite the square root of 98 by separating the perfect square factor.
98=2×49\sqrt{98} = \sqrt{2 \times 49}

STEP 4

Use the property of square roots that a×b=a×b\sqrt{a \times b} = \sqrt{a} \times \sqrt{b} to separate the square root of the product into the product of square roots.
98=2×49\sqrt{98} = \sqrt{2} \times \sqrt{49}

STEP 5

Calculate the square root of the perfect square factor.
49=7\sqrt{49} = 7

STEP 6

Substitute the square root of the perfect square factor back into the expression.
98=2×7\sqrt{98} = \sqrt{2} \times 7

STEP 7

Now, we can simplify the original expression by including the factor we took out of the square root.
1798=17×(2×7)-\frac{1}{7} \sqrt{98} = -\frac{1}{7} \times (\sqrt{2} \times 7)

STEP 8

Notice that the 77 outside the square root and the 17-\frac{1}{7} can be simplified.
17×(2×7)=2-\frac{1}{7} \times (\sqrt{2} \times 7) = -\sqrt{2}

STEP 9

The expression is now simplified.
The simplified form of 1798-\frac{1}{7} \sqrt{98} is 2-\sqrt{2}.

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