Simplify ( square root of 1)/( square root of 4)

$\frac{\sqrt{1}}{\sqrt{4}}$

Step 1

Any root of $1$ is $1$ .

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{4}}$

Step 2

Simplify the denominator.

Rewrite $4$ as $2^{2}$ .

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2^{2}}}$

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$\frac{1}{2}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$0.5$