Evaluate - square root of 150

$- \sqrt{150}$

Step 1

Rewrite $150$ as $5^{2} \cdot 6$ .

Factor $25$ out of $150$ .

$- \sqrt{25 (6)}$

Rewrite $25$ as $5^{2}$ .

$- \sqrt{5^{2} \cdot 6}$

$- \sqrt{5^{2} \cdot 6}$

Step 2

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$- (5 \sqrt{6})$

Step 3

Multiply $5$ by $- 1$ .

$- 5 \sqrt{6}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- 5 \sqrt{6}$

Decimal Form:

$- 12.24744871 \dots$

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